Ken Upchurch
Kentucky State Representative, District 52 since 1998. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 13 elections between 1998 and 2024, winning 13.
- In office
- 28 yrs
- Since 1998
- Bills became law
- 4
- 7 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.1%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +45.9
- Won 2018
- Elections
- 13
- 1998–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Transportation
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Appropriations · Became law Apr 2026
Budget And Financial Administration · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Upchurch sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Upchurch is closer to the center than 63% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Randy Bridges, James Tipton, David Osborne
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Upchurch’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Upchurch’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Upchurch | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 70–22 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 379: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 80–17 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 86–11 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 67–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 81–17 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Upchurch was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | — | R+69.7 | — |
| 2022 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | — | R+68.0 | — |
| 2020 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | R+45.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 (primary) | Won | +28.0 | — | — |
| 2008 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | R+44.1 | — | — |
| 2002 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 | Won | R+51.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Upchurch has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 · since 2014
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 52 · since 1998
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Upchurch has run against
- Dean Sumpter (D) · 2018 election, won
- Sammy Whittenburg (D) · 2004 election, won
- Arthur J. Bolze (D) · 1998 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Upchurch
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7aa13bf4-126a-4901-bfeb-2244bd2d3cc3
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET