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2016Final results

2016 election for Kentucky House District 20

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Jody Richards (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Melinda Hill (R) by 16.5 points.

Jody RichardsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%8,561
Melinda HillRepublican
41.8%6,140
14,701 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 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+28.51990D+21.92012D+26.72014D+16.52016D+7.02018R+9.12022

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