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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 88
Vanessa Grossl has no major-party opponent.
Vanessa Grossl has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Vanessa Grossl
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
L. Scott Miller
The district
Lean R+5: 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
- 56,190
- People per km²
- 133
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 48%
- White, no degree
- 38%of adults
- White 71%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 11%
- Asian 5%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
23,319 votes · R+0.5✓ Vanessa Grossl (R)50.3%
Cherlynn Stevenson (D)49.7%
2024 President Vote in this district
22,588 two-party votes · R+6.4 · R+4.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)53.2%
Kamala Harris (D)46.8%
2022
16,393 votes · D+0.2✓ Cherlynn Stevenson (D)50.1%
Jim Coleman (R)49.9%
2020 Earlier district lines
31,114 votes · D+3.0✓ Cherlynn Stevenson (D)51.5%
Aaron Yates (R)48.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
17,733 two-party votes · R+0.4 · R+4.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)50.2%
Joe Biden (D)49.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
18,236 two-party votes · R+15.7 · R+17.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)57.9%
Hillary Clinton (D)42.1%
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Neighboring districts
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