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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 12
Jim Gooch Jr. has no major-party opponent.
Jim Gooch Jr. has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Jim Gooch Jr.
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+59: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 44,195
- People per km²
- 13
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 14%
- White, no degree
- 79%of adults
- White 90%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 3%
- Other / multiracial 3%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
19,793 votes · R+59.7✓ Jim Gooch Jr (R)79.8%
Alton M Ayer (D)20.2%
2024 President Vote in this district
19,999 two-party votes · R+60.2 · R+58.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)80.1%
Kamala Harris (D)19.9%
2022
15,649 votes · R+55.0✓ Jim Gooch Jr (R)77.5%
Alan C Lossner (D)22.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
22,068 votes · R+53.1✓ Jim Gooch Jr (R)76.5%
Arthur McLaughlin (D)23.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
22,719 two-party votes · R+55.5 · R+60.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.7%
Joe Biden (D)22.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
19,945 two-party votes · R+58.1 · R+60.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)79.1%
Hillary Clinton (D)20.9%
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