2024 Kentucky elections

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 5, 2024. The primary election for all offices will be held on May 21, 2024. The last day to register to vote in the primary election is April 22 and the last day to register to vote in the general election is October 7.[1]

Federal offices

President and Vice President of the United States

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.

United States House of Representatives

Kentucky has 6 congressional districts. In 2022 Kentucky elected 5 Republicans and one Democrat.

State offices

Kentucky Senate

The Kentucky Senate consists of 38 members. In 2024, half of the chamber (all odd-numbered districts) will be up for election.[2] Following the 2022 election, the senate consisted of 31 Republicans and 7 Democrats.

Kentucky House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives will be up for election in 2024.[2] Following the 2022 election, the house consisted of 80 Republicans and 20 Democrats.

Kentucky Supreme Court

Current districts of the Supreme Court.

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

Commonwealth's Attorneys, who serve as the prosecutors for felonies in the state, are elected to six-year terms.[2] 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]

2024 Kentucky Commonwealth’s Attorneys elections
November 5, 2024
All 57 circuits of the Kentucky Circuit Courts
 
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Last election 24 32 1
Current seats 30[lower-alpha 1] 26 1
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent
     Independent incumbent
     Incumbent TBD
Summary of elections
Circuit Incumbent[5] Candidates[6]
# Counties Attorney Party Status
1 Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman Michael B. Stacy Democratic Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌Charissa Coplen Harris (Republican)
2 McCracken Daniel Y. Boaz Democratic Incumbent retiring[7]
  • ▌Donna L. Dixon (Republican)
  • ▌Eddie Jones (Republican)
3 Christian Maureen Leamy Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Maureen Leamy (Republican)
4 Hopkins Kathryn Senter Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Kathryn Senter (Republican)
  • ▌James Franklin Greene (Republican)
5 Crittenden, Union, Webster Zac Greenwell Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Zac Greenwell (Democratic)
6 Daviess Mike Van Meter Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Mike Van Meter (Democratic)
7 Logan, Todd Neil Kerr Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Neil Kerr (Republican)
8 Edmonson, Warren Kori Beck Bumgarner Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Kori Beck Bumgarner (Democratic)
  • ▌Daniel Priddy (Republican)
9 Hardin Shane Young Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Shane Young (Republican)
10 Hart, LaRue, Nelson Terry L. Geoghegan Democratic Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌Kyle W. Williamson (Democratic)
11 Green, Marion, Taylor, Washington Shelly Miller Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Shelly Miller (Republican)
12 Henry, Oldham, Trimble Courtney T. Baxter Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Courtney T. Baxter (Republican)
13 Garrard, Jessamine Andy Sims Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Andy Sims (Republican)
14 Bourbon, Scott, Woodford Sharon Muse Johnson Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Jack Keith Eardley (Republican)
  • ▌Sharon Muse Johnson (Republican)
  • ▌Kelli Kearney (Republican)
15 Carroll, Grant, Owen Leigh Ann Tomlinson Roberts Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Leigh Ann Tomlinson Roberts (Republican)
16 Kenton Rob Sanders Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Rob Sanders (Republican)
17 Campbell Michelle Snodgrass Democratic Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌Michael C. Zimmerman (Republican)
18 Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson Douglas Miller Democratic Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌Michael Wade Laws (Republican)
19 Bracken, Fleming, Mason J. Kelly Clarke Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌J. Kelly Clarke (Democratic)
20 Greenup, Lewis Melvin C. Leonhart Democratic Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌Troy Breeze (Republican)
  • ▌Rhese David McKenzie (Republican)
  • ▌Joseph J. Merkel (Republican)
21 Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan Ashton McKenzie Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Ashton McKenzie (Democratic)
22 Fayette Kimberly Henderson Baird Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Kimberly Henderson Baird (Democratic)
23 Estill, Lee, Owsley Heather Buntin Combs Republican Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌Beverly Brewer (Democratic)
24 Johnson, Lawrence, Martin Floyd Anthony Skeans Republican Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌David Matt Runyon (Republican)
25 Clark, Madison David W. Smith Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌David W. Smith (Democratic)
26 Harlan Steven Parker Boggs Democratic Incumbent's intent unknown
  • TBD
27 Knox, Laurel Jackie Steele Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Jackie Steele (Republican)
28 Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle David L. Dalton Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌David L. Dalton (Republican)
29 Adair, Casey Brian Wright Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Brian Wright (Republican)
30 Jefferson Gerina Whethers Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Gerina Whethers (Democratic)
31 Floyd Arnold Brent Turner Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Arnold Brent Turner (Democratic)
32 Boyd Rhonda M. Copley Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Rhonda M. Copley (Republican)
33 Perry Scott Blair Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Scott Blair (Democratic)
34 McCreary, Whitley Ronnie Bowling Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Ronnie Bowling (Republican)
35 Pike Billy G. Sloane Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Billy G. Sloane (Republican)
36 Knott, Magoffin Todd Martin Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Todd Martin (Democratic)
37 Carter, Elliott, Morgan Brandon Ison Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Brandon Ison (Democratic)
38 Butler, Hancock, Ohio Blake Ross Chambers Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Blake Ross Chambers (Republican)
39 Breathitt, Powell, Wolfe Miranda Stevens King Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Miranda Stevens King (Democratic)
40 Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe Jesse M. Stockton Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Jesse M. Stockton (Republican)
41 Clay, Jackson, Leslie Gary H. Gregory Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Haley Jo Fields (Republican)
  • ▌Gary H. Gregory (Republican)
  • ▌Jake Roberts (Democratic)
42 Calloway, Marshall Dennis R. Foust Independent Incumbent running
  • ▌Dennis R. Foust (Independent)
43 Barren, Metcalfe John Bishop Gardner Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌John Bishop Gardner (Democratic)
44 Bell Lisa Fugate Republican Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌Jessie Moberg (Democratic)
  • ▌Mike Taylor (Republican)
45 McLean, Muhlenberg Clayton Douglas Adams Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Clayton Douglas Adams (Democratic)
46 Breckinridge, Grayson, Meade Rick Allen Hardin Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Rick Allen Hardin (Republican)
47 Letcher Edison G. Banks II Republican Incumbent's intent unknown
  • TBD
48 Franklin Larry Cleveland Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Larry Cleveland (Democratic)
49 Allen, Simpson Corey Morgan Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Mike Lindsey (Republican)
  • ▌Corey Morgan (Republican)
50 Boyle, Mercer Richard Bottoms Democratic Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌Sarah Bryant (Republican)
  • ▌Justin Johnson (Republican)
51 Henderson Herbert L. McKee, Jr. Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Herbert L. McKee, Jr. (Democratic)
52 Graves Richard Kemp Democratic Incumbent running
  • ▌Richard Kemp (Democratic)
  • ▌George Shannon Powers (Republican)
53 Anderson, Shelby, Spencer Hart T. Megibben Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌David Wayne Bullock (Republican)
  • ▌Hart T. Megibben (Republican)
54 Boone, Gallatin Louis Kelly Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Louis Kelly (Republican)
55 Bullitt Bailey Taylor Republican Incumbent's intent unknown
  • ▌Nathan Ray Batey (Republican)
  • ▌Amanda Hernandez-Troutman (Republican)
56 Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg Carrie L. Ovey-Wiggins Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Carrie L. Ovey-Wiggins (Republican)
  • ▌Lisa Fuller Thomas (Republican)
57 Russell, Wayne Matthew Leveridge Republican Incumbent running
  • ▌Matthew Leveridge (Republican)
  • ▌Lee Whittenburg (Republican)

Circuit Clerks

Each of the 57 circuits of the Kentucky Circuit Courts will elect a clerk to a six-year term.[2]

Local offices

City Councils

Each incorporated city will elect its council members to a two-year term.[2]

Louisville Metro Council

The Louisville Metro Council is elected to staggered four-year terms, with even-numbered districts up for election in 2024.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A Republican won a special election in the 15th circuit, previously held by a Democrat, in November 2022. Additionally, five Democratic incumbents in the 4th, 9th, 11th, 35th, and 56th circuits switched parties following the 2018 elections.

References

  1. ↑ "2024 Kentucky Election Calendar" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kentucky Election Schedule" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ Bryson, Julie (September 12, 2023). "Kentucky Chief Justice not seeking re-election in 2024". WPSD Local 6. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Official 2018 General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Members by Circuit". Kentucky Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Association. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State". Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ Dick, Carly (November 11, 2023). "McCracken County Commonwealth's Attorney Dan Boaz says its time to pass the torch". The Paducah Sun. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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