Would-be candidates for the Kentucky General Assembly, U.S. Congress and a host of local offices have until Jan. 5, 2024 to file to appear on the primary election ballot, according to the State Board of Elections 2024 calendar.

Kentucky voters will decide dozens of elections next November, including who will represent them in the U.S. Congress and in Frankfort. So far, a mix of challengers and incumbents — including U.S. Reps. Hal Rogers and Morgan McGarvey — have submitted candidacy papers. Americans will also be electing a president next year.

As of Tuesday, Nov. 21, these candidates have filed with the Kentucky secretary of state to run in the May 21 primary.?

U.S. House of Representatives

2nd Congressional District

William Dakota Compton, of Bowling Green, Democratic Party

Hank Linderman, of Falls of Rough, Democratic Party

3rd Congressional District

Morgan McGarvey, of Louisville, Democratic Party, Incumbent

5th Congressional District

Hal Rogers, of Somerset, Republican Party, Incumbent

Kentucky House of Represenatives

4th District

Wade Williams, of Earlington, Republican Party, Incumbent

5th District

Mary Beth Imes, of Murray, Republican Party, Incumbent

8th District

Walker Wood Thomas, of Hopkinsville, Republican Party, Incumbent

14th District

Scott Lewis, of Beaver Dam, Republican Party, Incumbent?

17th District?

Robert B. Duvall, of Bowling Green, Republican Party, Incumbent

19th District

Michael Lee Meredith, of Oakland, Republican Party, Incumbent

20th District

Kevin L. Jackson, of Bowling Green, Republican Party, Incumbent

21st District

Amy Neighbors, of Edmonton, Republican Party, Incumbent

36th District

John F. Hodgson, of Fisherville, Republican Party, Incumbent

39th District

Ryan Stanford, of Nicholasville, Democratic Party

Matt Lockett, of Nicholasville, Republican Party, Incumbent

44th District

Beverly D. Chester-Burton, of Shively, Democratic Party, Incumbent

47th District

Robb Adams, of Carrollton, Democratic Party

48th District

Ken Fleming, of Louisville, Republican Party, Incumbent

49th District?

Thomas Huff, of Shepherdsville, Republican Party, Incumbent

55th District

Kim King, of Harrodsburg, Republican Party, Incumbent

56th District

Daniel A. Fister, of Versailles, Republican Party, Incumbent

71st District

Josh Bray, of Mt. Vernon, Republican Party, Incumbent

73rd District

Ryan Dotson, of Winchester, Republican Party, Incumbent

86th District

Tom O’dell Smith, of Gray, Republican Party, Incumbent

88th District

Vanessa Grossl, of Georgetown, Republican Party

90th District

Derek Lewis, of London, Republican Party, Incumbent

97th District

Bobby W. McCool, of Van Lear, Republican Party, Incumbent

Kentucky Senate

3rd District

Craig B. Richardson, of Hopkinsville, Republican Party

5th District

Stephen Meredith, of Leitchfield, Republican Party, Incumbent

13th District

Reggie Thomas, of Lexington, Democratic Party, Incumbent

15th District

Rick Girdler, of Somerset, Republican Party, Incumbent

21st District?

Brandon J. Storm, of London, Republican Party, Incumbent

27th District

Molly Gene Crain, of Lexington, Democratic Party

29th District

Les Stapleton, of Prestonsburg, Republican Party

Johnnie L. Turner, of Baxter, Republican Party, Incumbent

Justice of the Supreme Court

5th District

Pamela R. Goodwine, of Lexington