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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 71
Josh Bray has no major-party opponent.
Josh Bray has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Josh Bray
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+57: 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
- 43,002
- People per km²
- 31
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 19%
- White, no degree
- 77%of adults
- White 93%
- Hispanic 3%
- 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
19,518 votes · R+55.4✓ Josh Bray (R)77.7%
Rachelle Riddle (D)22.3%
2024 President Vote in this district
20,054 two-party votes · R+56.3 · R+54.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.1%
Kamala Harris (D)21.9%
2022
10,124 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Josh Bray (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
19,878 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Josh Bray (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
20,584 two-party votes · R+60.0 · R+64.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)80.0%
Joe Biden (D)20.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
17,922 two-party votes · R+54.6 · R+56.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)22.7%