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.
Chance of control
<1%D>99%R
Democratic seats, 80% range
21 to 26Median 23 ยท 51 for a majority
Favored to flip
4to D1to R
After 2024: 20 D, 80 R
Environment
D +11.1Shift from the 2024 presidential vote
Kentucky House map
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.
Pick a district
Hover the map for the odds in any district. Click one to pin it here and find it in the table below.
Every seat
Average 23 D to 77 RSafe DLean DToss upLean RSafe R
Democratic seats across 2,000 simulations
Every House district
| District | Last winner | 2026 nominees | 2024 lean | Forecast | Dem win | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Jason Michael Nemes 2024 | Jennifer Hardin vs Jason Michael Nemes | R +7.8 | D +0.4 | 52% | Toss up |
| 29 | Chris Lewis 2024 | Cassie Blausey vs Chris Lewis | R +10.4 | R +1.7 | 41% | Toss up |
| 65 | Stephanie Ann Dietz 2024 | Aaron John Currin vs Stephanie A. Dietz | R +5.6 | D +2.0 | 62% | Lean D |
| 36 | John F Hodgson 2024 | William "Woody" Zorn vs John F. Hodgson | R +11.1 | R +2.3 | 37% | Lean R |
| 28 | Jared A Bauman 2024 | Almaria Baker vs Jared A. Bauman | R +13.1 | R +4.1 | 27% | Lean R |
| 56 | Daniel A Fister 2024 | David Graves vs Daniel A. Fister | R +19.2 | R +6.0 | 19% | Likely R |
| 88 | Vanessa Grossl 2024 | L. Scott Miller (I) vs Vanessa Grossl | R +6.3 | R +7.2 | 14% I | Likely R |
| 39 | Matt Lockett 2024 | Ryan Stanford vs Matt Lockett | R +18.6 | R +7.9 | 12% | Likely R |
| 48 | Ken Fleming 2024 | Suhas Kulkarni vs Ken Fleming | D +2.4 | D +8.6 | 90% | Likely D |
| 45 | Adam Moore 2024 | Adam Moore vs Killian Timoney | R +4.2 | D +9.4 | 92% | Likely D |
| 67 | Matthew Lehman 2024 | Matthew Lehman vs Terry Hatton | R +2.7 | D +9.9 | 93% | Likely D |
| 38 | Rachel Roarx 2024 | Rachel Roarx vs Carrie Sanders McKeehan | R +1.4 | D +11.1 | 95% | 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.