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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 82
Nick Wilson has no major-party opponent.
Nick Wilson has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Nick Wilson
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+69: 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
- 43,972
- People per km²
- 35
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 20%
- White, no degree
- 77%of adults
- White 95%
- Hispanic 2%
- Black 1%
- Other / multiracial 2%
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
15,343 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Nick Wilson (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
17,586 two-party votes · R+70.1 · R+68.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)85.0%
Kamala Harris (D)15.0%
2022
10,257 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Nicolas Wilson (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
17,139 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Regina Petrey Huff (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
17,472 two-party votes · R+66.4 · R+71.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)83.2%
Joe Biden (D)16.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
18,203 two-party votes · R+69.8 · R+72.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)84.9%
Hillary Clinton (D)15.1%