2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election

none 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky June 2026 November 2023 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election Kentucky legislative no 2014 Kentucky House of Representatives election 2014 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election 2018 All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives 51 November 8, 2016 Jeff Hoover by Gage Skidmore.jpg 150x150px Jeff Hoover Republican Party (United States) 83rd – Jamestown 46 47Two democratic incumbents switched parties after the 2014 election.Gerth Joseph Democrats retain control of Kentucky House https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2016/03/08/democrats-retain-control-kentucky-house/80499746/ 15 November 2023 Louisville Courier Journal 9 March 2016 64 17 Greg Stumbo.jpg Greg Stumbo(lost reelection) Democratic Party (United States) 95th – Prestonsburg 54 53Democrats flipped a seat in a March 2016 special election following the resignation of Ryan Quarles. 36 17 350px#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain Results 350px#E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #A80000 >90%#7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Popular vote Speaker Greg Stumbo Democratic Jeff Hoover Republican The 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016, as part of the biennial United States elections. All 100 of Kentucky's state representatives were up for reelection. In Kentucky, members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms. Accordingly, they are up for reelection in both presidential and midterm election years. Republicans gained 17 seats in the election, winning the chamber outright. This ended nearly 100 years of Democratic control of the house, as the last time that Republicans won a majority was in 1919.Beam Adam After 95 years, GOP takes control of Kentucky legislature https://apnews.com/article/94801b8c05714e6286db092e6797f8d1 11 November 2023 The Associated Press 3 January 2017 Republicans performed well in rural districts and flipped many seats held by Democrats, including Democratic Speaker Greg Stumbo who lost reelection.House Speaker Stumbo loses to Brown in election upset https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/House-Speaker-Stumbo-loses-to-Brown-in-stunning-upset-400470181.html 15 November 2023 WKYT 8 November 2016 Together with Republican governor Matt Bevin, this was the first time in history that Republicans gained a trifecta in the state. A numbered map of the house districts at the time can be viewed here. Retiring incumbents Brad Montell resigned in October 2016. Thomas Kerr resigned in September 2016. Democratic 23rd: Johnny Bell: Retired. 46th: Larry Clark: Retired. 70th: Mike Denham: Retired. 94th: Leslie A. Combs: Retired. Republican 48th: Bob DeWeese: Retired. 50th: David Floyd: Retired. Defeated incumbents In primary elections Democratic 41st: Tom Riner (first elected in 1981) lost renomination to Attica Scott, who won the general election. Republican 33rd: Ronald Crimm (first elected in 1996) lost renomination to Jason Nemes, who won the general election. In general elections Democratic 8th: Jeffery R. Taylor (elected in March 2016) lost to Walker Thomas. 11th: David Watkins (first elected in 2006) lost to Robby Mills. 13th: Jim Glenn (first elected in 2006) lost to DJ Johnson. 14th: Tommy Thompson (first elected in 2002) lost to Matt Castlen. 15th: Brent Yonts (first elected in 1996) lost to Melinda Gibbons Prunty. 16th: Martha Jane King (first elected in 2008) lost to Jason Petrie. 24th: Terry Mills (first elected in 2010) lost to Brandon Reed. 49th: Linda H. Belcher (first elected in 2008) lost to Dan Johnson. 62nd: Chuck Tackett (elected in March 2016) lost to Phillip Pratt. 78th: Tom McKee (first elected in 1996) lost to Mark Hart. 81st: Rita Smart (first elected in 2010) lost to C. Wesley Morgan. 84th: Fitz Steele (first elected in 2008) lost to Chris Fugate. 91st: Cluster Howard (first elected in 2014) lost to Toby Herald. 92nd: John Short (first elected in 2010) lost to John Blanton. 95th: Greg Stumbo (first elected in 1979) lost to Larry D. Brown. 97th: Hubert Collins (first elected in 1990) lost to Scott Wells. 98th: Lew Nicholls (elected in March 2016) lost to Danny Bentley. Republican 38th: Denver Butler (first elected in 2012) lost to McKenzie Cantrell. Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningCournoyer Caroline 2016-10-12 November Likely to Lessen GOP's Advantage in Legislatures https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-2016-legislative-handicapping-october.html 2024-06-24 Governing en | Tossup October 12, 2016 Crossover seats 36 districts voted for one party in the 2012 presidential election and another in the 2014 house election.Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD (public) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YZRfFiCDBEYB7M18fDGLH8IrmyMQGdQKqpOu9lLvmdo/edit?gid=653621423#gid=653621423 October 16, 2026 Democratic This lists the districts in which Mitt Romney won in 2012 but were represented by Democrats: District Incumbent # Romney margin ofvictory in 2012 Member Party Incumbent marginof victory in 2014 3 R 17.35 Gerald Watkins D 7.23 6 R 34.17 Will Coursey D 12.91 8 R 8.64 John Tilley Kentucky politician Unopposed 10 R 17.56 Dean Schamore D 7.26 11 R 11.52 David Watkins Kentucky politician D 26.93 12 R 36.38 Jim Gooch Jr. D 19.92 13 R 5.70 Jim Glenn D 4.56 14 R 34.03 Tommy Thompson Kentucky politician D 23.53 15 R 28.09 Brent Yonts Unopposed 16 R 34.98 Martha Jane King D 18.99 20 R 2.66 Jody Richards D 26.68 22 R 37.33 Wilson Stone politician Unopposed 23 R 33.45 Johnny W. Bell D 8.64 24 R 28.04 Terry Mills American politician D 9.22 27 R 13.88 Jeff Greer D 13.65 28 R 8.77 Charles Miller Kentucky politician Unopposed 39 R 31.27 Russ Meyer politician D 11.29 47 R 18.25 Rick Rand Unopposed 49 R 32.76 Linda H. Belcher D 5.84 56 R 13.19 James Kay Kentucky politician D 19.61 67 R 0.74 Dennis Keene Unopposed 70 R 27.31 Mike Denham Unopposed 72 R 17.93 Sannie Overly D 29.71 78 R 27.11 Tom McKee D 8.03 81 R 14.07 Rita Smart D 17.23 84 R 60.97 Fitz Steele Unopposed 87 R 55.30 Rick Nelson politician Unopposed 91 R 45.63 Cluster Howard D 0.10 92 R 45.69 John Short Kentucky politician Unopposed 93 R 52.93 Chris Harris Kentucky politician Unopposed 94 R 56.00 Leslie A. Combs Unopposed 95 R 35.96 Greg Stumbo Unopposed 97 R 47.24 Hubert Collins D 26.33 98 R 19.11 Tanya Pullin Unopposed 99 R 17.02 Rocky Adkins Unopposed 100 R 15.78 Kevin Sinnette Unopposed Republican No districts which Barack Obama won in 2012 were represented by Republicans. Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red District 81, 0.42% gain red District 49, 0.84% gain blue District 100, 0.88% blue District 94, 1.46% red District 13, 1.58% gain blue District 38, 1.74% gain blue District 93, 2.76% blue District 87, 3.00% red District 92, 3.04% gain red District 11, 3.24% gain red District 8, 3.74% gain blue District 37, 4.02% blue District 6, 4.76% red District 95, 5.90% gain blue District 28, 6.54% blue District 27, 7.68% red District 24, 8.14% gain red District 98, 8.22% gain blue District 72, 8.50% red District 78, 8.88% gain Results by district District Democratic Republican Total Candidate % Vote Candidate % Vote 1 Michael R. Murphy 29.80% 5,963 Steven Rudy (I) 70.20% 14,046 20,009 2 Jesse Edward Wright 39.53% 7,647 Richard Heath (I) 60.47% 11,699 19,346 3 Gerald Watkins (I) 55.36% 9,869 Joni S. Hogancamp 44.64% 7,958 17,827 4 No candidate 0.00% 0 Lynn Bechler (I) 100.00% 15,065 15,065 5 David Ramey 30.88% 6,153 Kenny Imes (I) 69.12% 13,770 19,923 6 Will Coursey (I) 52.38% 11,399 Paula Rush Robinson 43.16% 9,393 21,764 7 Joy Gray 37.01% 7,750 Suzanne Miles (I) 62.99% 13,189 20,939 8 Jeffery R. Taylor (I) 48.13% 6,103 Walker Thomas 51.87% 6,577 12,680 9 No candidate 0.00% 0 Myron Dossett (I) 100.00% 11,425 11,425 10 Dean Schamore (I) 55.19% 10,712 T. W. Shortt 44.81% 8,698 19,410 11 David Watkins (I) 48.38% 9,117 Robby Mills 51.62% 9,728 18,845 12 Jim Townsend 38.80% 8,059 Jim Gooch Jr. (I) 61.20% 12,711 20,770 13 Jim Glenn (I) 49.21% 8,170 DJ Johnson 50.79% 8,434 16,604 14 Tommy Thompson (I) 36.45% 7,775 Matt Castlen 63.55% 13,554 21,329 15 Brent Yonts (I) 42.93% 7,973 Melinda Gibbons Prunty 57.07% 10,597 18,570 16 Martha Jane King (I) 34.60% 5,788 Jason Petrie 65.40% 10,938 16,726 17 No candidate 0.00% 0 Jim DeCesare (I) 100.00% 17,761 17,761 18 No candidate 0.00% 0 Tim Moore (I) 100.00% 14,996 14,996 19 John Wayne Smith 31.07% 5,614 Michael Meredith (I) 68.93% 12,455 18,069 20 Jody Richards (I) 58.23% 8,561 Melinda Hill 41.77% 6,140 14,701 21 No candidate 0.00% 0 Bart Rowland (I) 100.00% 13,728 13,728 22 Wilson Stone (I) 100.00% 12,115 No candidate 0.00% 0 12,115 23 Danny J. Basil 38.46% 7,154 Steve Riley 61.54% 11,445 18,599 24 Terry Mills (I) 45.93% 8,972 Brandon Reed 54.07% 10,563 19,535 25 Michael D. Dile 27.57% 5,187 Jim DuPlessis (I) 72.43% 13,629 18,816 26 No candidate 0.00% 0 Russell Webber (I) 100.00% 14,565 14,565 27 Jeff Greer (I) 53.84% 9,056 Rachelle Frazier 46.16% 7,763 16,819 28 Charles Miller (I) 53.27% 8,953 Michael Payne 46.73% 7,854 16,807 29 No candidate 0.00% 0 Kevin Bratcher (I) 100.00% 17,535 17,535 30 Tom Burch (I) 76.79% 12,678 Waymen Eddings 23.21% 3,833 16,511 31 Steve Riggs (I) 57.89% 12,085 Sarah Provancher 42.11% 8,792 20,877 32 No candidate 0.00% 0 Phil Moffett (I) 100.00% 15,243 15,243 33 Rob Walker 44.39% 11,291 Jason Nemes 55.61% 14,146 25,437 34 Mary Lou Marzian (I) 100.00% 19,596 No candidate 0.00% 0 19,596 35 Jim Wayne (I) 100.00% 13,913 No candidate 0.00% 0 13,913 36 No candidate 0.00% 0 Jerry T. Miller (I) 100.00% 21,458 21,458 37 Jeffery Donohue (I) 52.01% 7,387 Mark Wilson 47.99% 6,817 14,204 38 McKenzie Cantrell 50.87% 7,600 Denver Butler (I) 49.13% 7,341 14,941 39 Russ Meyer (I) 55.84% 10,839 Robert L. Guilette III 44.16% 8,572 19,411 40 Dennis Horlander (I) 73.55% 11,038 George Demic 26.45% 3,970 15,008 41 Attica Scott 100.00% 13,257 No candidate 0.00% 0 13,257 42 Reginald Meeks (I) 87.26% 15,896 James F. Howland 12.74% 2,320 18,216 43 Darryl Owens (I) 76.18% 13,173 John Mark Owen 23.82% 4,120 17,293 44 Joni Jenkins (I) 100.00% 13,538 No candidate 0.00% 0 13,538 45 Pam Sigler 39.39% 9,991 Stan Lee (I) 60.61% 15,375 25,366 46 Al Gentry 55.31% 9,939 Eric Crump 44.69% 8,032 17,971 47 Rick Rand (I) 100.00% 13,033 No candidate 0.00% 0 13,033 48 Maria Sorolis 42.81% 11,302 Ken Fleming 57.19% 15,097 26,399 49 Linda H. Belcher (I) 49.58% 9,186 Dan Johnson 50.42% 9,342 18,528 50 James DeWeese 36.37% 7,457 Chad McCoy 63.63% 13,048 20,505 51 No candidate 0.00% 0 John "Bam" Carney (I) 100.00% 16,344 16,344 52 No candidate 0.00% 0 Ken Upchurch (I) 100.00% 13,376 13,376 53 James M. Sargent 27.58% 6,127 James Tipton (I) 72.42% 16,091 22,218 54 Bill Noelker 33.13% 6,245 Daniel Elliott (I) 66.87% 12,607 18,852 55 Tobie C. Brown 24.99% 5,597 Kim King (I) 75.01% 16,797 22,394 56 James Kay (I) 59.63% 12,590 Daniel A. Fister 40.37% 8,525 21,115 57 Derrick Graham (I) 100.00% 15,747 No candidate 0.00% 0 15,747 58 Cyndi Powell Skellie 38.66% 7,894 Rob Rothenburger (I) 61.34% 12,527 20,421 59 No candidate 0.00% 0 David W. Osborne (I) 100.00% 19,159 19,159 60 No candidate 0.00% 0 Sal Santoro (I) 100.00% 19,737 19,737 61 Kevin Napier 24.39% 4,958 Brian Linder (I) 75.61% 15,373 20,331 62 Chuck Tackett (I) 42.31% 9,288 Phillip Pratt 57.69% 12,662 21,950 63 No candidate 0.00% 0 Diane St. Onge (I) 100.00% 18,728 18,728 64 Lucas Deaton 30.90% 6,807 Kimberly Poore Moser (I) 69.10% 15,220 22,027 65 Arnold Simpson (I) 100.00% 10,099 No candidate 0.00% 0 10,099 66 No candidate 0.00% 0 Addia Wuchner (I) 100.00% 18,743 18,743 67 Dennis Keene (I) 100.00% 9,232 No candidate 0.00% 0 9,232 68 No candidate 0.00% 0 Joseph Fischer (I) 100.00% 20,003 20,003 69 No candidate 0.00% 0 Adam Koenig (I) 100.00% 13,892 13,892 70 John Sims Jr. 56.18% 10,049 John VanMeter 43.82% 7,839 17,888 71 No candidate 0.00% 0 Jonathan Shell (I) 100.00% 16,951 16,951 72 Sannie Overly (I) 54.25% 9,668 Curtis Kenimer 45.75% 8,154 17,822 73 John M. Hendricks 39.60% 7,464 Donna Mayfield (I) 60.40% 11,385 18,849 74 James E. Davis 42.77% 8,142 David Hale (I) 57.23% 10,894 19,036 75 Kelly Flood (I) 61.61% 9,816 Gary McCollum 38.39% 6,116 15,932 76 Ruth Ann Palumbo (I) 100.00% 15,028 No candidate 0.00% 0 15,028 77 George Brown Jr. (I) 100.00% 13,245 No candidate 0.00% 0 13,245 78 Tom McKee (I) 45.56% 7,562 Mark Hart 54.44% 9,035 16,597 79 Susan Westrom (I) 59.36% 11,909 Ken Kearns 40.64% 8,155 20,064 80 No candidate 0.00% 0 David Meade (I) 100.00% 13,698 13,698 81 Rita Smart (I) 49.79% 8,980 C. Wesley Morgan 50.21% 9,056 18,036 82 Bill Conn 21.53% 3,639 Regina Bunch (I) 78.47% 13,265 16,904 83 No candidate 0.00% 0 Jeff Hoover (I) 100.00% 16,813 16,813 84 Fitz Steele (I) 36.91% 6,012 Chris Fugate 63.09% 10,278 16,290 85 No candidate 0.00% 0 Tommy Turner (I) 100.00% 15,858 15,858 86 No candidate 0.00% 0 Jim Stewart (I) 100.00% 14,497 14,497 87 Rick Nelson (I) 51.50% 7,224 Chad Shannon 48.50% 6,804 14,028 88 No candidate 0.00% 0 Robert Benvenuti (I) 100.00% 20,242 20,242 89 No candidate 0.00% 0 Marie Rader (I) 100.00% 15,479 15,479 90 No candidate 0.00% 0 Tim Couch (I) 100.00% 12,758 12,758 91 Cluster Howard (I) 44.79% 7,161 Toby Herald 55.21% 8,828 15,989 92 John Short (I) 48.48% 7,287 John Blanton 51.52% 7,745 15,032 93 Chris Harris (I) 51.38% 7,363 Norma Kirk-McCormick 48.62% 6,968 14,331 94 Angie Hatton 50.73% 8,393 Frank D. Justice II 49.27% 8,153 16,546 95 Greg Stumbo (I) 47.05% 8,466 Larry D. Brown 52.95% 9,528 17,994 96 Josh McGuire 41.95% 6,760 Jill York (I) 58.05% 9,353 16,113 97 Hubert Collins (I) 42.28% 6,978 Scott Wells 57.72% 9,525 16,503 98 Lew Nicholls (I) 45.89% 8,330 Danny Bentley 54.11% 9,823 18,153 99 Rocky Adkins (I) 66.00% 11,143 Wendy Fletcher 34.00% 5,741 16,884 100 Kevin Sinnette (I) 50.44% 9,215 Eric Chaney 49.56% 9,055 18,270 Totalshttps://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2016%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf Kentucky State Board of Elections 39.93% 695,707 60.01% 1,045,502 1,742,181 Notes References House Category:Kentucky House of Representatives elections Kentucky House