CalledUnofficial results
Kentucky House District 85
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
R. Shane Baker won re-election by 97.9 points over Nonpartisan.
Simple-majority veto override
R. Shane BakerRepublican · winner · incumbent
99.0%3,516
NonpartisanNonpartisan
1.0%37
50% of the expected vote counted · 3,553 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated 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.
No independentR. Shane Baker
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Raised by the campaign
$5.8K
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Spent by the campaign
$1.6K
Campaign money: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, through Sep 29, 2026.
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance campaign filingsUpdated Sep 29, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to R. Shane Baker without simulating it.
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