| Election Name: | 2024 Kentucky elections |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2023 Kentucky elections |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Kentucky elections |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 5, 2024. The primary election for all offices was held on May 21, 2024. The last day to register to vote in the primary election was April 22 and the last day to register to vote in the general election is October 7.[1]
See main article: 2024 United States presidential election in Kentucky. Kentucky has 8 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Incumbent president Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are running for a second term. Trump previously won the state in 2016 and 2020.
See main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky. Kentucky has 6 congressional districts. In 2022 Kentucky elected 5 Republicans and one Democrat.
See main article: 2024 Kentucky Senate election. The Kentucky Senate consists of 38 members. In 2024, half of the chamber (all odd-numbered districts) will be up for election. Following the 2022 election, the senate consisted of 31 Republicans and 7 Democrats.
See main article: 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election. All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives will be up for election in 2024. Following the 2022 election, the house consisted of 80 Republicans and 20 Democrats.
See main article: 2024 Kentucky Supreme Court election. The Kentucky Supreme Court consists of 7 justices elected in non-partisan elections to staggered eight-year terms. District 5, occupied by chief justice Laurance B. VanMeter, is the only seat up for election in 2024.[2] The district is composed of 8 counties in the Lexington area. VanMeter announced in September 2023 that he would not be seeking reelection.[3]
Commonwealth's Attorneys, who serve as the prosecutors for felonies in the state, are elected to six-year terms. One attorney is elected for each of the 57 circuits of the Kentucky Circuit Courts. Following the 2018 elections, 32 attorneys were affiliated with the Democratic Party, 24 with the Republican party, and one independent.[4]
| Election Name: | 2024 Kentucky Commonwealth’s Attorneys elections |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Year: | 2030 |
| Seats For Election: | All 57 circuits of the Kentucky Circuit Courts |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 24 |
| Seats Before1: | 30 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 32 |
| Seats Before2: | 25 |
| Party3: | Independent (US) |
| Last Election3: | 1 |
| Seats Before3: | 2 |
| Map Size: | 340px |
| Circuit | Incumbent[5] | Candidates[6] | |||||
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| Counties | Attorney | Party | Status | ||||
| 1 | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 2 | McCracken | Incumbent retiring[7] | nowrap |
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| 3 | Christian | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 4 | Hopkins | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 5 | Crittenden, Union, Webster | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 6 | Daviess | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 7 | Logan, Todd | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 8 | Edmonson, Warren | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 9 | Hardin | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 10 | Hart, LaRue, Nelson | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| 11 | Green, Marion, Taylor, Washington | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 12 | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 13 | Garrard, Jessamine | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 14 | Bourbon, Scott, Woodford | Incumbent lost renomination | nowrap |
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| 15 | Carroll, Grant, Owen | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 16 | Kenton | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 17 | Campbell | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| 18 | Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| 19 | Bracken, Fleming, Mason | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 20 | Greenup, Lewis | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| 21 | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 22 | Fayette | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 23 | Estill, Lee, Owsley | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| 24 | Johnson, Lawrence, Martin | Incumbent retiring[8] | nowrap |
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| 25 | Clark, Madison | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 26 | Harlan | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| 27 | Knox, Laurel | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 28 | Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 29 | Adair, Casey | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 30 | Jefferson | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 31 | Floyd | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 32 | Boyd | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 33 | Perry | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 34 | McCreary, Whitley | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 35 | Pike | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 36 | Knott, Magoffin | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 37 | Carter, Elliott, Morgan | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 38 | Butler, Hancock, Ohio | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 39 | Breathitt, Powell, Wolfe | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 40 | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 41 | Clay, Jackson, Leslie | Incumbent lost renomination | nowrap |
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| 42 | Calloway, Marshall | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 43 | Barren, Metcalfe | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 44 | Bell | Incumbent lost renomination | nowrap |
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| 45 | McLean, Muhlenberg | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 46 | Breckinridge, Grayson, Meade | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 47 | Letcher | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 48 | Franklin | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 49 | Allen, Simpson | Incumbent lost renomination | nowrap |
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| 50 | Boyle, Mercer | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| 51 | Henderson | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 52 | Graves | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 53 | Anderson, Shelby, Spencer | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 54 | Boone, Gallatin | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 55 | Bullitt | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| 56 | Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| 57 | Russell, Wayne | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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Each of the 57 circuits of the Kentucky Circuit Courts will elect a clerk to a six-year term.
Mayors in Kentucky are elected to four-year terms, with cities holding their elections in either presidential or midterm years. Cities with mayoral elections in 2024 include Ashland, Bowling Green, Covington, Frankfort, Newport, Owensboro, and Paducah. Special elections will be held for unexpired terms in Brandenburg and Prestonsburg.
| City | Incumbent | Candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | First elected | Status | ||||
| Ashland | Matt Perkins | 2020 | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| Bowling Green | Todd Alcott | 2020 | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| Brandenburg (special) | David Pace | 2024 | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| Covington | Joseph U. Meyer | 2016 | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| Frankfort | Layne Wilkerson | 2020 | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| Newport | Thomas Guidugli | 2020 | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| Owensboro | Tom Watson | 2016 | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| Paducah | George Bray | 2020 | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| Prestonsburg (special) | Rick Hughes | 2024 | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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Each incorporated city will elect its council members to a two-year term.
Local school board members are elected to staggered four-year terms, with half up for election in 2024.
The Louisville Metro Council is elected to staggered four-year terms, with even-numbered districts up for election in 2024.
Two constitutional amendments have been proposed by the Kentucky General Assembly to be voted on in the general election.
If enacted, the amendment would prevent people who are not United States citizens from voting.
See main article: 2024 Kentucky Amendment 2. If enacted, the amendment would allow the General Assembly to fund charter schools.