2026 state legislative forecast

Kentucky House forecast

Republicans win control of the Kentucky House in nearly every one of 2,000 simulations, against a Republican majority today. All 100 seats are on the 2026 ballot; 4 races are within a 35 to 65 split.

Safe RUpdated October 17, 2026Seats 100On the ballot 100Kentucky SenateAll chambers
Chance of control
<1%D>99%R
Democratic seats, 80% range
21 to 26
Median 23 ยท 51 for a majority
Favored to flip
4to D1to R
After 2024: 20 D, 80 R
Environment
D +11.1
Shift from the 2024 presidential vote

Kentucky House map

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Safe DLean DToss upLean RSafe R

District shapes are estimated from where each district's voters live in the precinct returns, not drawn from the official boundary files.

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Every seat

Average 23 D to 77 R
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Safe DLean DToss upLean RSafe R
Democratic seats across 2,000 simulations
51 for a majority143334

Every House district

DistrictLast winner2026 nominees2024 leanForecastDem winRating
33Jason Michael Nemes 2024Jennifer Hardin vs Jason Michael NemesR +7.8D +0.452%Toss up
29Chris Lewis 2024Cassie Blausey vs Chris LewisR +10.4R +1.741%Toss up
65Stephanie Ann Dietz 2024Aaron John Currin vs Stephanie A. DietzR +5.6D +2.062%Lean D
36John F Hodgson 2024William "Woody" Zorn vs John F. HodgsonR +11.1R +2.337%Lean R
28Jared A Bauman 2024Almaria Baker vs Jared A. BaumanR +13.1R +4.127%Lean R
56Daniel A Fister 2024David Graves vs Daniel A. FisterR +19.2R +6.019%Likely R
88Vanessa Grossl 2024L. Scott Miller (I) vs Vanessa GrosslR +6.3R +7.214% ILikely R
39Matt Lockett 2024Ryan Stanford vs Matt LockettR +18.6R +7.912%Likely R
48Ken Fleming 2024Suhas Kulkarni vs Ken FlemingD +2.4D +8.690%Likely D
45Adam Moore 2024Adam Moore vs Killian TimoneyR +4.2D +9.492%Likely D
67Matthew Lehman 2024Matthew Lehman vs Terry HattonR +2.7D +9.993%Likely D
38Rachel Roarx 2024Rachel Roarx vs Carrie Sanders McKeehanR +1.4D +11.195%Likely D
How this is built
Each district starts from its 2024 presidential vote, read off the precincts that voted in it, and moves with the state's 2026 House forecast and the national generic ballot. Half of what the last legislative winner ran ahead of the district carries over, 2026 primary turnout moves districts where it is posted, and district and statewide legislative polls count by recency and sample. A seat with no candidate from one party is called for the other. 2,000 simulations share a national, a state and a district shock. The map's district shapes are estimated from where each district's voters are in the precinct returns. All chambers.