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Kentucky › Kentucky House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky House District 98
Aaron Thompson has no major-party opponent.
Aaron Thompson has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Aaron Thompson
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+47: 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
- 48,540
- People per km²
- 51
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 17%
- White, no degree
- 79%of adults
- White 95%
- 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
21,648 votes · R+43.8✓ Aaron Thompson (R)71.9%
Tammie Womack (D)28.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
21,720 two-party votes · R+48.6 · R+47.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.3%
Kamala Harris (D)25.7%
2022
12,216 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Danny R Bentley (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
16,536 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Danny R Bentley (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
27,250 two-party votes · R+40.2 · R+44.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.1%
Joe Biden (D)29.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
20,576 two-party votes · R+45.0 · R+47.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.5%
Hillary Clinton (D)27.5%