Kentucky's 26th House of Representatives district is one of 100 districts in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Located in the central part of the state, it comprises parts of Bullitt and Hardin Counties. It has been represented by Peyton Griffee (R–Mount Washington) since 2024. As of 2024, the district had a population of 45,092.
Voter registration On January 1, 2026, the district had 30,749 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
PartyRegistrationVoters%Republican16,03252.14Democratic10,70634.82Independent1,5475.03Libertarian1730.56Green240.08Constitution130.04Socialist Workers40.03Reform30.01 "Other"2,2477.31Total30,749100.00
List of members representing the district Member Party Years Electoral history District location Virgil Pearman Democratic January 1, 1978 –January 1, 1987 Elected in 1977.Reelected in 1979.Reelected in 1981.Reelected in 1984.Retired to run for the Kentucky Senate. 1974–1985Hardin County (part). 1985–1993Hardin (part) and LaRue (part) Counties. Bill Ark Democratic January 1, 1987 –January 1, 1993 Elected in 1986.Reelected in 1988.Reelected in 1990.Retired. Virgil Pearman Democratic January 1, 1993 –September 1, 1993 Elected in 1992.Resigned. 1993–1997Hardin (part) and LaRue (part) Counties. Kaye Bondurant Democratic November 1993 –January 1, 1997 Elected to finish Pearman's term.Reelected in 1994.Retired. Mike Weaver Democratic January 1, 1997 –January 1, 2007 Elected in 1996.Reelected in 1998.Reelected in 2000.Reelected in 2002.Reelected in 2004.Retired to run for Kentucky's2nd congressional district. 1997–2003 2003–2015 Tim Moore Republican January 1, 2007 –January 1, 2015 Elected in 2006.Reelected in 2008.Reelected in 2010.Reelected in 2012.Redistricted to the 18th district. Russell Webber Republican January 1, 2015 –January 2, 2024 Redistricted from the 49th districtand reelected in 2014.Reelected in 2016.Reelected in 2018.Reelected in 2020.Reelected in 2022.Resigned to become deputytreasurer of Kentucky. 2015–2023 2023–present Peyton Griffee Republican March 25, 2024 –present Elected to finish Webber's term.Reelected in 2024.
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