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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 78
Mark Hart has no major-party opponent.
Mark Hart has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Mark Hart
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+27: 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
- 30,271
- People per km²
- 29
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 27%
- White, no degree
- 71%of adults
- White 94%
- Hispanic 1%
- Black 1%
- Asian 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
20,794 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mark Hart (R)81.9%
Timothy D Johnson (—)18.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
22,337 two-party votes · R+55.3 · R+53.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.6%
Kamala Harris (D)22.4%
2022
12,262 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mark Hart (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
17,314 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mark Hart (R)83.1%
James Toller (—)16.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
89,423 two-party votes · R+23.4 · R+27.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)61.7%
Joe Biden (D)38.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
24,617 two-party votes · R+56.0 · R+58.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.0%
Hillary Clinton (D)22.0%
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