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General Election Results in the Greater Louisville Region

After months of anticipation, the election season has finally come to a close. This year was full of close races from the federal level all the way to local elections. The ballot was filled with important decisions for Greater Louisville voters including who will represent them at all levels of government, as well as two proposed constitutional amendments. Results for the Louisville region can be found below.  

Federal Elections: The presidential election carried much of the news cycle, but in Kentucky all six members of our congressional delegation also went up for reelection. In a sweep, all six of those representatives were reelected and will return to office in January. 

  • Congressional District 1: Incumbent James Comer (R) defeated Erin Marshall (D).  
  • Congressional District 2: Incumbent Brett Guthrie (R) defeated Hank Linderman (D).  
  • Congressional District 3: Incumbent Morgan McGarvey (D) defeated Mike Craven (R).  
  • Congressional District 6: Incumbent Andy Barr (R) defeated Randy Cravens (D).  

Unopposed: 

  • Congressional District 3: Thomas Massie (R).  
  • Congressional District 5: Hal Rogers (R).  

Ballot Measures: This year, voters had two opportunities to amend the Kentucky constitution. Constitutional amendments take a majority of votes to pass:  

  • Amendment One: Amending the constitution to bar non-US citizens from voting in Kentucky elections—PASSED  
  • Amendment Two: An amendment that would have allowed the use of public funds for private schools—FAILED  

State Senate and House of Representatives  

After a busy primary cycle the legislature rounded out the season with some close races and a number of unopposed candidates. Results of the elections for both chambers can be found below.    

House Elections 

Vacant Seats: 

  • House District 29: Chris Lewis (R) defeated Timothy Findley (D) and will replace Rep. Kevin Bratcher.  
  • House District 41: Mary Lou Marzian (D) defeated Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell (R) and will replace Rep. Josie Raymond.   

Incumbents with Challenges 

  • House District 25: Rep. Steve Bratcher (R) defeated Cherlyn Evette Smith (D).  
  • House District 27: Rep. Nancy Tate (R) defeated Tyler Chapman (D).  
  • House District 28: Rep. Jared Bauman (R) defeated Almaria Baker (D).  
  • House District 31: Rep. Susan Witten (R) defeated Colleen Davis (D).  
  • House District 33: Rep Jason Nemes (R) defeated Taylor Jolly (D). 
  • House District 36: Rep. John Hodgson (R) defeated William “Woody” Zorn (D).  
  • House District 37: Rep. Emily Callaway (R) defeated John Stovall (D).  
  • House District 38: Rep. Rachel Roarx (D) defeated Carrie Sanders McKeehan (R).  
  • House District 46: Rep. Al Gentry (D) defeated Bob DeVore (R).  
  • House District 47: Rep. Felicia Rabourn (R) defeated Robb Adams (D). 
  • House District 48: Rep. Ken Fleming (R) defeated Katie Farrow (D).  

Unopposed: 

  • House District 18: Rep. Samara Heavrin (R). 
  • House District 26: Rep. Peyton Griffee (R). 
  • House District 30: Rep. Daniel Grossberg (D). 
  • House District 32: Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D). 
  • House District 34: Rep. Sarah Stalker (D). 
  • House District 35: Rep. Lisa Willner (D). 
  • House District 40: Rep. Nima Kulkarni (D). 
  • House District 42: Joshua Watkins (D). 
  • House District 43: Rep. Pamela Stevenson (D). 
  • House District 44: Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton (D). 
  • House District 50: Rep. Candy Massaroni (R). 
  • House District 53: Rep. James Tipton (R). 
  • House District 58: Rep. Jennifer Decker (R). 
  • House District 59: Speaker David Osborne (R). 

Senate Elections: 

  • Senate District 7: Aaron Reed (R) defeated Rhonda Davis (D).  
  • Senate District 37: Sen. David Yates (D) defeated Calvin Leach (R). 

Unopposed: 

  • Senate District 19: Cassie Chambers-Armstrong (D).  
  • Senate District 33: Gerald Neal (D).  
  • Senate District 35: Keturah Herron (D).  

Metro Council  

Half of the Metro Council members were up for reelection this season. With a few vacancies and a number of challenges, the Council saw personnel changes with new faces expected in the new term. Results of these elections are below.   

  • District 12: Jonathan ‘JJ” Joseph (R) defeated incumbent Rick Blackwell (D). 
  • District 14: Crystal Bast (R) defeated incumbent Cindi Fowler (D). 
  • District 16: Incumbent Scott Reed (R) defeated Matthew Golden (D).  
  • District 18: Incumbent Marilyn Parker (R) defeated Mera Katheryn Corlett (D). 
  • District 20: Incumbent Stuart Benson (R) defeated challenger Marita Willis (D). 
  • District 22: State Rep. Kevin Bratcher (R) defeated Dr. Rasean Crawley (D) to replace Councilmember Robin Engel who did not seek reelection. 
  • District 24: Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R) defeated Tyra Thomas-Walker (D) to replace Councilmember Madonna Flood who did not seek reelection. 

Unopposed: 

  • District 2: Councilmember Barbara Shanklin (D). 
  • District 4: Ken Herndon (D). 
  • District 6: JP Lyninger (D). 
  • District 8: Councilmember Ben Reno-Weber (D).  
  • District 10: Josie Raymond (D).  
  • District 26: Councilmember Brett Ackerson (D). 

For election results outside of the Louisville region, check here.   

 

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