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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 4
D. Wade Williams has no major-party opponent.
D. Wade Williams has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
D. Wade Williams
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+51: 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
- 45,119
- People per km²
- 31
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 17%
- White, no degree
- 74%of adults
- White 87%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 6%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
20,346 votes · R+50.8✓ D Wade Williams (R)75.4%
Lloyd Smith (D)24.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
20,277 two-party votes · R+51.5 · R+50.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)75.8%
Kamala Harris (D)24.2%
2022
14,764 votes · R+43.9✓ D Wade Williams (R)72.0%
Byron L Hobgood (D)28.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
20,240 votes · R+52.6✓ Lynn Bechler (R)72.6%
Alonzo Pennington (D)22.6%
Austin Valentine Jr (—)4.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
21,196 two-party votes · R+48.7 · R+53.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.3%
Joe Biden (D)25.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
19,587 two-party votes · R+56.0 · R+58.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.0%
Hillary Clinton (D)22.0%