Who is running for Kentucky House District 35 in Kentucky in 2026?

Lisa Willner (D), Bret Shultz (R)

When is the Kentucky 2026 general election?

Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time.

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Kentucky House District 35 — Kentucky 2026

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot (official Kentucky Secretary of State filings, as of October 30, 2026). Grades reflect each candidate's public record on life, family, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, limited government and fiscal responsibility.

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Candidates

FLisa WillnerDemocratic

Incumbent for State Representative District 35 (Democrat).

LifeFFamilyFReligious libertyF2nd AmendmentFLimited gov’tFFiscalF

Incumbent representative (Democrat). Grades rest on 2023–2026 floor votes, Planned Parenthood, NRA-PVF, Moms Demand Action and C-FAIR.

Life: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted against HB 90 (2025, lists the medical care that is not an abortion under the ban: concurrence and veto override). Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Kentucky (2026).
Family: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted against SB 150 (2023, bans gender-transition treatment for minors: passage and veto override); HB 495 (2025, no Medicaid money for gender transition: passage and concurrence and veto override). Endorsed by the Fairness Campaign PAC (C-FAIR), Kentucky's LGBTQ-rights PAC (2026).
Religious liberty: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted against SB 19 (2025, moment of silence and released-time instruction in schools: passage and veto override); HB 547 (2023, religious expression in public schools: passage).
2nd Amendment: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted against HB 357 (2024, Second Amendment Privacy Act: passage); HB 312 (2026, concealed carry at ages 18 to 20: veto override); HB 78 (2026, liability shield for gun makers: passage and concurrence and veto override). NRA-PVF 2026 grade F. Named a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (2026).
Limited gov’t: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted against HB 4 (2025, bans DEI offices at public colleges: passage and concurrence and veto override); HB 2 (2026, Medicaid work requirements: passage and veto override); HB 2 (2024, school-choice constitutional amendment: passage); SB 7 (2023, ends payroll deduction of public-employee union dues: passage and veto override).
Fiscal: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted against HB 1 (2023, income tax cut to 4.5% and 4%: passage); HB 2 (2026, Medicaid work requirements: passage and veto override); HB 1 (2025, income tax cut to 3.5%: passage).

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CBret ShultzRepublican

Candidate for State Representative District 35 (Republican).

LifeCFamilyAReligious libertyB2nd AmendmentDLimited gov’tAFiscalC

Non-incumbent (Republican). Grades rest on Planned Parenthood and iVoterGuide answers.

Life: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: strongly agrees life should be protected from conception and opposes taxpayer funds for Planned Parenthood, but would allow elective abortion for rape, incest, fetal defects or the mother's life, and disagrees that embryos created through artificial methods should be protected.
Family: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: supports marriage as one man and one woman; says gender transition of a child is child abuse and should be a felony; opposes males in women's sports and spaces.
Religious liberty: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: neutral on requiring businesses to provide services that violate their beliefs, while commenting that private owners cannot be told whom to serve.
2nd Amendment: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: says background checks should be required to buy firearms at gun shows and flea markets.
Limited gov’t: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: supports downsizing government; agrees with eliminating the U.S. Department of Education.
Fiscal: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: agrees free enterprise is essential and opposes taxpayer-funded lobbying; supports raising the minimum wage with inflation and expanding gambling.

Sources: [1]

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