2018Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2018 election for Kentucky House District 72
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Matt Koch (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Emily Ferguson (D) by 4.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Matt KochRepublican · winner
51.3%8,578
Emily FergusonDemocrat
47.2%7,889
Ann CormicanLibertarian
1.6%260
16,727 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET