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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 18
Samara Heavrin has no major-party opponent.
Samara Heavrin has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Samara Heavrin
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+53: 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
- 43,570
- People per km²
- 22
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 18%
- White, no degree
- 78%of adults
- White 94%
- Hispanic 2%
- Black 1%
- 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
17,483 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Samara Heavrin (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
20,733 two-party votes · R+58.2 · R+56.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)79.1%
Kamala Harris (D)20.9%
2022
11,423 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Samara Heavrin (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
19,763 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Samara Heavrin (R)83.0%
Jacob Clark (—)17.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
32,166 two-party votes · R+37.9 · R+42.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)68.9%
Joe Biden (D)31.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
17,562 two-party votes · R+58.4 · R+60.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)79.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)20.8%