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2024 Kentucky Senate election
Map of the incumbents: Republican incumbent Republican incumbent retiring Democratic incumbent Democratic incumbent retiring No election
The 2024 Kentucky Senate election will be held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held on May 21. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) are up for election. Following the
2022 election , Republicans and Democrats held 31 and seven seats, respectively.
[1] The deadline for candidates to file was January 5, 2024.
A numbered map of the senate districts can be viewed
here .
Overview
Party
Candidates
Votes
%
Seats
Opposed
Unopposed
Before
Won
After
+/−
Republican
7
8
31
Democratic
7
4
7
Total
14
12
38
19
38
±0
Retiring incumbents
A total of four senators (one Democrat and three Republicans) are retiring, none of whom are retiring to run for other offices.
Democratic
35th:
Denise Harper Angel (
Louisville ): Retiring.
[2]
Republican
3rd:
Whitney Westerfield (
Fruit Hill ): Retiring.
[3]
11th:
John Schickel (
Union ): Retiring.
[4]
17th:
Damon Thayer (
Georgetown ): Retiring.
[5]
Summary by district
Candidate filings are located on the
Secretary of State website .
† – Incumbent not seeking re-election
Special elections
District 19 special
Precinct results: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
>90%
Cassie Chambers Armstrong was elected in
February 2023 following the resignation of
Morgan McGarvey to become a
U. S. Representative .
[6]
District 28 special
Precinct results: 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Greg Elkins was elected in
May 2023 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Ralph Alvarado in January 2023.
[7]
District 1
Republican primary
Candidates
Endorsements
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Lynn Bechler
$11,559.67
$7,843.28
$3,716.39
Jason G. Howell
$121,818.20
$32,240.62
$89,577.58
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
[11]
Results
District 3
Incumbent senator
Whitney Westerfield is retiring.
[3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Craig B. Richardson, attorney
District 5
Democratic primary
Candidates
Jamie Skudlarek, candidate for the
Ohio County Board of Education in 2022
Republican primary
Candidates
Endorsements
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Thomas Ballinger
$5,109.96
$4,225.19
$884.77
Stephen Meredith
$118,026.04
$2,220.00
$115,806.04
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
[13]
Results
District 7
Democratic primary
Candidates
Rhonda Davis, small business owner
Republican primary
Candidates
Ed Gallrein, veteran and farmer
Aaron Reed, veteran and firearms manufacturer
Adrienne E. Southworth , incumbent senator
Endorsements
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Ed Gallrein
$169,169.00
$20,263.38
$148,905.62
Aaron Reed
$25,660.00
$13,398.95
$12,261.05
Adrienne E. Southworth
$48,219.90
$18,767.88
$29,452.02
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
[14]
Results
District 9
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
District 11
Incumbent senator
John Schickel is retiring.
[4]
Republican primary
Candidates
Duane Froelicher, member of the
Florence city council (2015–2021) and candidate for mayor of Florence in 2022
Steve Rawlings , representative from the 66th district (2023–present)
Endorsements
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Duane Froelicher
$14,025.00
$11,532.08
$2,492.92
Steve Rawlings
$33,617.64
$10,000.83
$23,616.81
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
[15]
Results
District 13
Democratic primary
Candidates
District 15
Republican primary
Candidates
District 17
Incumbent senator and senate majority leader
Damon Thayer is retiring.
[5]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
Julia Jaddock, church employee
Matt Nunn, veteran and
Toyota Tsusho vice president
Endorsements
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Julia Jaddock
$16,855.00
$10,348.51
$6,506.49
Matt Nunn
$64,616.38
$9,021.07
$55,595.31
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
[16]
Results
District 19
Democratic primary
Candidates
District 21
Republican primary
Candidates
District 23
Democratic primary
Candidates
Jennifer Sierra, artist and author, and candidate for
Dayton city council in 2014
Republican primary
Candidates
District 25
Republican primary
Candidates
District 27
Democratic primary
Candidates
Molly Gene Crain, farmer and consultant
[17]
Republican primary
Candidates
General election
Endorsements
District 29
Republican primary
Candidates
Withdrawn
Les Stapleton, mayor of
Prestonsburg (2015–2024) (withdrew January 5, 2024)
Endorsements
Results
District 31
Republican primary
Candidates
District 33
Democratic primary
Candidates
Endorsements
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Michael W. Churchill Jr.
$2,305.00
$2,237.35
$67.65
Gerald A. Neal
$74,966.88
$25,919.67
$49,047.21
Attica Woodson Scott
$24,348.19
$23,737.08
$611.11
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
[24]
Results
District 35
Incumbent senator
Denise Harper Angel is retiring.
[2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
District 37
Democratic primary
Candidates
David Yates , incumbent senator and senate minority whip
Republican primary
Candidates
Notes
^ Thompson was appointed to the office in 2005 by governor
Ernie Fletcher and was removed from office in 2013 after being convicted of conspiracy to buy votes.
[19]
[20]
References
^
"Official 2022 General Election Results" (PDF) . Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved December 21, 2023 .
^
a
b Smith, Connor (December 5, 2023).
"State Sen. Denise Harper Angel stepping away from Frankfort" . Spectrum News 1 . Retrieved December 23, 2023 .
^
a
b Latek, Tom (March 30, 2023).
"Ky. Senator Westerfield to retire" . Kentucky Today . Retrieved December 25, 2023 .
^
a
b Hughes, Chris (November 14, 2023).
"State Sen. John Schickel announces retirement" . Spectrum News 1 . Retrieved December 23, 2023 .
^
a
b Harbsmeier, Deborah (December 13, 2023).
"State Senator Damon Thayer will not seek re-election" . Spectrum News 1 . Retrieved December 23, 2023 .
^ Sonka, Joe (February 21, 2023).
"Cassie Chambers Armstrong wins special election for Kentucky Senate" . The
Courier-Journal . Retrieved December 23, 2023 .
^ Latek, Tom (June 8, 2023).
"Greg Elkins sworn into General Assembly, replacing former Sen. Alvarado" . Kentucky Today .
Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023 .
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d
e
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^
a
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c
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e Pitts, Jacqueline (April 16, 2024).
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Frankfort, Kentucky .
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^
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"Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 1st District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
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Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^
"Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 5th District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
^
"Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 7th District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
^
"Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 11th District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
^
"Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 17th District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 23, 2024 .
^
"Molly Crain" . Emerge Kentucky . Retrieved March 16, 2024 . ... Crain co-manages the Crain Family Farm in Flemingsburg with her sister and runs a small business, Kestrel Consulting ...
^
"Molly Gene Crain 2024 Endorsement" . Run for Something . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Fletcher appoints new Knott Judge-Executive". The
Lexington Herald-Leader . September 28, 2005. p. B3.
^ "Jailed judge-executive removed from office". The
Lexington Herald-Leader . March 9, 2013. p. 3A.
^
a
b
"Endorsements 2024" . The
AFL-CIO . Retrieved April 21, 2024 .
^
a
b
"KY Primary Election Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - C-FAIR Endorsements" . The
Fairness Campaign . Retrieved April 21, 2024 .
^
"On the Ballot in 2024" . Emerge Kentucky . Retrieved April 21, 2024 .
^
"Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 33rd District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
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