| Ancel Smith | |
| State House: | Kentucky |
| District: | 92nd |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2003 |
| Term End: | January 1, 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Phillip Childers |
| Successor: | John Short |
| Birth Place: | 9 February 1946 |
| Party: | Democratic |
Ancel "Hard Rock" Smith (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011. Smith was first elected in 2002 after defeating incumbent representative Phillip Childers in the May primary election. He had previously challenged Childers in 2000, losing by six percent.[1] He was defeated for renomination in 2010 by John Short.[2]