RepublicanIn office since Nov 1990

Tom O'Dell Smith

Kentucky State Representative, District 86 since 1990. Ran in 5 elections between 1990 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 86Born 1958

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 36 yrs; Since 1990
Bills became law: 7; 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.7%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 94%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +98.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations · vice chair
Banking and Insurance
Banking and Insurance
Legislative Oversight and Investigations
Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
Natural Resources and Energy
Natural Resources and Energy
Transportation
Transportation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 21 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 144 AN ACT relating to motor vehicle titles.
County Clerks · Became law Apr 2026

HB 622 AN ACT relating to roads and declaring an emergency.
Budget And Financial Administration · Became law Apr 2026

HB 648 AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers.
Commerce · Became law Apr 2026

HB 5 AN ACT relating to prison educational programs.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026

HB 436 AN ACT relating to state parks.
Amusements And Recreations · Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Smith sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Smith is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Patrick Flannery, Bobby McCool, John Blanton

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET

With Smith’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%

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: Smith’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Smith	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 14, 2025	HB 369: AN ACT relating to police department members.	No	Yes	No	Failed 37–41
Feb 26, 2025	HB 398: AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health.	Yes	No	Yes	Failed 47–48

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 86 Kentucky House of Representatives, District 86

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 86	Won	R+98.1	R+72.2	+25.9
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 86	Won	—	R+72.2	—
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 86	Won	—	R+67.8	—
2020	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 86	Won	—	—	—
1992	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+2.4	—	—
1990	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 86	Won	R+0.7	—	—