Flipped from RepublicanCalled by English WikipediaUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Kentucky House District 39
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Ryan Stanford won; no votes have been reported yet.
Simple-majority veto override
Ryan StanfordDemocrat · winner
Matt LockettRepublican · incumbent
No votes counted yet.
Source: civicAPI unofficial results; race call: English WikipediaUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:39 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ryan StanfordMatt Lockett
$15K
Raised by the campaign
$72.3K
$9.3K
Spent by the campaign
$22.1K
Campaign money: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, through Oct 16, 2026; Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, through Oct 13, 2026.
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance campaign filingsUpdated Oct 13, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Ryan Stanford
- 26%
- Matt Lockett
- 74%
- Projected margin
- R+4.9