2012Final results
2012 election for Kentucky House District 16
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Martha Jane King (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Chris Hightower (R) by 8.5 points.
Martha Jane KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%8,143
Chris HightowerRepublican
45.7%6,861
15,004 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET