Mark Hart
Kentucky State Representative, District 78 since 2016. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 6. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 12
- 47 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 16.2%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +63.7
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Government Contract Review · co-chair
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Appropriations and Revenue
- Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force
- Local Government
- Local Government
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Appropriations · Became law Apr 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hart sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Hart is closer to the center than 18% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kim Banta, Nancy Tate, Jason Petrie
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Hart’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: Hart’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Hart | 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 Hart 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | — | R+55.3 | — |
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+63.7 | R+55.3 | +8.4 |
| 2022 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | — | R+23.4 | — |
| 2020 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+66.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+19.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+8.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 78 | Lost | D+8.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 78 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $22.5K
- Spent
- $30.6K
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 1, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Mark Hart (GENERAL 11/03/2026) State | Active |
| Mark Hart (PRIMARY 05/19/2026) State | Active |
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 1, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Seats Hart has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 78 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hart has run against
- Timothy D. Johnson (I) · 2024 election, won
- James Toller (I) · 2020 election, won
- Gregory E. J. Coulson (D) · 2018 election, won
- Thomas M. McKee (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Hart
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b1a31b02-5d89-42be-97d4-7d08d99161d8
- Wikidata Q111962560
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET