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2012Final results

2012 election for Kentucky House District 2

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Richard Heath (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Kelly Whitaker (D) by 9.6 points.

Richard HeathRepublican · winner
54.8%9,681
45.2%7,984
17,665 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

EvenD+43.72002D+25.92004R+9.62012R+18.92014R+20.92016R+37.72018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET