The 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 2022. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. All 100 seats of the house were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining five seats.

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2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election

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All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader David Osborne Joni Jenkins (retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 8, 2018 January 7, 2020 Leader's seat 59th – Prospect 44th – Shively Last election 75 25 Seats won 80 20 Seat change 5 5
Results Popular vote Results:      Republican hold      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Democratic gain Popular vote:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Speaker before election David Osborne Republican Elected Speaker David Osborne Republican

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A numbered map of the house districts can be viewed here.

A total of 14 representatives (six Democrats and eight Republicans) retired, three of whom (two Democrats and one Republican) ran for other offices.

Six incumbents lost renomination in the primary election and five incumbents lost reelection in the general election.

Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.

Seven districts voted for one party in the 2020 presidential election and another in the 2020 house election. Following the redistricting of the house, an additional six incumbents represented districts which had voted for the other party for president in 2020, while three of the seven representatives in crossover seats now represented a district which had voted for the same party for president.

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 88, 0.23%
2. District 65, 2.09% (gain)
3. District 38, 2.97%
4. District 31, 4.03% (gain)
5. District 93, 7.68% (gain)
6. District 48, 8.30%
7. District 20, 9.08% (gain)
8. District 46, 9.91%

Incumbent representative Steven Rudy won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Christopher Tucker.

Incumbent representative Richard Heath won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Kimberly Holloway.

Incumbent representative Randy Bridges won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Lynn Bechler was redistricted to the 12th district and was succeeded by D. Wade Williams.

Incumbent representative Mary Beth Imes won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Chris Freeland won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Suzanne Miles won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Walker Thomas won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Incumbent representative Myron Dossett won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Bianca Crockam.

Incumbent representative Josh Calloway won reelection, defeating write-in candidate John Whipple.

Incumbent representative Jonathan Dixon won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Velvet Dowdy.

Incumbent representative Jim Gooch was challenged for the Republican nomination by representative Lynn Bechler, who had been redistricted from the 4th district. Gooch defeated Bechler and Democratic candidate Alan Lossner in the general election.

Incumbent representative DJ Johnson won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Michael Johnson.

Incumbent representative Scott Lewis won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Melinda Gibbons Prunty did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Republican Rebecca Raymer.

Incumbent representative Jason Petrie won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Steve Sheldon did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Robert Duvall.

Incumbent representative Samara Heavrin won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Jacob Clark.

Incumbent representative Michael Meredith won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Patti Minter was defeated for reelection by Republican Kevin Jackson.

Incumbent representative Bart Rowland did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Amy Neighbors.

Incumbent representative Shawn McPherson won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Steve Riley won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Brandon Reed won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Incumbent representative Jim DuPlessis did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Steve Bratcher.

Incumbent representative Russell Webber won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Nancy Tate won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Charles Miller was defeated for reelection by Republican Jared Bauman.

Incumbent representative Kevin Bratcher won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Ann Sermersheim.

Incumbent Democratic representative Tom Burch was defeated for renomination by Daniel Grossberg.

Incumbent representative Josie Raymond was redistricted to the 41st district and was succeeded by Republican Susan Tyler Witten.

Incumbent representative Tina Bojanowski won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Jason Nemes won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kate Turner.

Incumbent representative Mary Lou Marzian did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Sarah Stalker.

Incumbent representative Lisa Willner won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Jerry T. Miller did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican John Hodgson.

Incumbent representative Jeffery Donohue was defeated for reelection by Republican Emily Callaway.

Incumbent representative McKenzie Cantrell retired from the house to run for the Kentucky Court of Appeals. She was succeeded by Democrat Rachel Roarx.

Incumbent representative Matt Lockett won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Gwendolyn Mitchell.

Incumbent representative Nima Kulkarni won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Attica Scott retired from the house to unsuccessfully run for congress. She was succeeded by representative Josie Raymond, who had been redistricted from the 31st district.

Incumbent representative Keturah Herron, who was first elected in a February special election, won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Pamela Stevenson won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Robert LeVertis Bell.

Incumbent representative and house minority leader Joni Jenkins did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Beverly Chester-Burton.

Incumbent representative Killian Timoney won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Al Gentry won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge.

Incumbent representative Felicia Rabourn won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kimberly Browning.

Incumbent representative Ken Fleming won reelection in a rematch with former representative Maria Sorolis, who he had defeated for reelection in 2020.

Incumbent representative Thomas Huff won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Chad McCoy did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Candy Massaroni.

Incumbent representative Michael Pollock, who was first elected in a November 2021 special election, won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Jennifer Wheeler.

Incumbent representative Ken Upchurch won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Othel King.

Incumbent representative James Tipton won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Dustin Burley.

Incumbent representative Daniel Elliott won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Elaine Wilson-Reddy.

Incumbent representative Kim King won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Tony Wheatley.

Incumbent representative Daniel Fister won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Grayson Vandegrift.

Incumbent representative Derrick Graham won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Gary Stratton.

Incumbent representative Jennifer Decker won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative and speaker of the house David Osborne won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Bridgette Ehly.

Incumbent Republican representative Sal Santoro was defeated for renomination by Marianne Proctor.

Incumbent representative Savannah Maddox won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Incumbent representative Phillip Pratt won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Michelle Nance.

Incumbent representative Kim Banta won reelection unopposed.

Incumbent representative Kimberly Poore Moser won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Incumbent representative Buddy Wheatley was defeated for reelection by Republican Stephanie Dietz.

Incumbent Republican representative C. Ed Massey was defeated for renomination by Steve Rawlings.