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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 86
Tom O'Dell Smith has no major-party opponent.
Tom O'Dell Smith has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Tom O'Dell Smith
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+71: 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
- 45,139
- People per km²
- 38
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 14%
- White, no degree
- 82%of adults
- White 94%
- Hispanic 2%
- 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
15,285 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tom O'Dell Smith (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
18,198 two-party votes · R+72.2 · R+70.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)86.1%
Kamala Harris (D)13.9%
2022
9,142 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tom Odell Smith (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
16,677 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tom Odell Smith (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
17,294 two-party votes · R+67.8 · R+72.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)83.9%
Joe Biden (D)16.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
18,709 two-party votes · R+69.4 · R+71.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)84.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)15.3%