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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 5
Mary Beth Imes has no major-party opponent.
Mary Beth Imes has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Mary Beth Imes
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+40: 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
- 43,017
- People per km²
- 24
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 30%
- White, no degree
- 62%of adults
- White 88%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 4%
- Asian 2%
- 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
20,224 votes · R+31.0✓ Mary Beth Imes (R)65.5%
Lauren Hines (D)34.5%
2024 President Vote in this district
20,111 two-party votes · R+41.8 · R+40.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.9%
Kamala Harris (D)29.1%
2022
11,181 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mary Beth Imes (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
21,579 votes · R+37.7✓ Mary Beth Imes (R)68.8%
Shannon Davis-Roberts (D)31.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
21,527 two-party votes · R+36.1 · R+40.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)68.1%
Joe Biden (D)31.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
18,245 two-party votes · R+40.7 · R+42.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)29.7%