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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 53
James Allen Tipton has no major-party opponent.
James Allen Tipton has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
James Allen Tipton
- 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
- 44,546
- People per km²
- 43
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 71%of adults
- White 92%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 2%
- 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
20,101 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ James Allen Tipton (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
24,218 two-party votes · R+53.4 · R+51.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)76.7%
Kamala Harris (D)23.3%
2022
16,947 votes · R+53.4✓ James Allen Tipton (R)76.7%
Dustin Burley (D)23.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
26,207 votes · R+53.3✓ James Allen Tipton (R)76.6%
Dustin Burley (D)23.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
27,381 two-party votes · R+52.4 · R+57.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)76.2%
Joe Biden (D)23.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
21,792 two-party votes · R+54.6 · R+56.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)22.7%
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