Kentucky primary election results for Louisville House, Senate races
Kentucky’s May 19 primary elections saw Republican incumbent State Sen. Matthew Deneen secure his spot in the November race for District 10, defeating challenger Louis Grider, while contested races like House District 30 and Senate District 6 highlight local political battles. Democrats aim to flip red districts in Louisville amid a Republican supermajority in the state legislature, with notable races including challenges to embattled Rep. Daniel Grossberg and incumbent Sen. Julie Raque Adams.
Kentucky’s May 19 primary elections delivered key results for state legislative races, particularly in Louisville, where Republicans hold a supermajority but Democrats seek to shift momentum ahead of November. Republican State Sen. Matthew Deneen won his GOP primary in District 10, defeating Navy veteran and business owner Louis Grider. Deneen will now face Democratic candidate Christopher Gatrost in November’s general election. In Senate District 6, Democrats Christian Furman—a doctor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine—and Chaz Stoess, a Ford Kentucky Truck Plant autoworker and veteran, advanced to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Lindsey Tichenor. House District 30 remains a focal point after incumbent Rep. Daniel Grossberg survived a Democratic primary amid controversies, including allegations of misconduct and a video showing him removing campaign mailers from a voter’s box. Two educators, Cassie Lyles and Mitra Subedi, will now face Grossberg in November. Senate District 26 features a Republican primary between Everett Corley and Sheeba Jolly, who will vie to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Karen Berg, first elected in 2020. Meanwhile, Senate District 36 includes a GOP primary between David Farley, a retired Ford manager, and incumbent Sen. Julie Raque Adams, who faces scrutiny over payments linked to a political nonprofit. Democrats also compete in District 36, with Luke Whitehead, a nonprofit executive, and Sarah Cole McIntosh, an educator and former Jefferson County Board of Education member, seeking to challenge the eventual GOP nominee.
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