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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 87
Adam Bowling has no major-party opponent.
Adam Bowling has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Adam Bowling
- 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
- 42,617
- People per km²
- 24
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 14%
- White, no degree
- 81%of adults
- White 93%
- Black 2%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
13,490 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Adam Bowling (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
16,510 two-party votes · R+72.2 · R+70.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)86.1%
Kamala Harris (D)13.9%
2022
12,010 votes · R+67.5✓ Adam Bowling (R)83.7%
Gary Smith (D)16.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
12,581 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Adam Bowling (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
17,289 two-party votes · R+67.1 · R+71.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)83.5%
Joe Biden (D)16.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
16,833 two-party votes · R+67.3 · R+69.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)83.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)16.3%