2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election
Greg Stumbo Democratic Jeff Hoover Republican The 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016, as part of the biennial United States elections.In Kentucky, members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms.Republicans gained 17 seats in the election, winning the chamber outright.This ended nearly 100 years of Democratic control of the house, as the last time that Republicans won a majority was in 1919.[2] Republicans performed well in rural districts and flipped many seats held by Democrats, including Democratic Speaker Greg Stumbo who lost reelection.