Who is running for Kentucky House District 58 in Kentucky in 2026?

Andrew Thomas Monarch (D), Jennifer Henson Decker (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 58 — 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

DAndrew Thomas MonarchDemocratic

Candidate for State Representative District 58 (Democrat).

LifeDFamilyFReligious libertyC2nd AmendmentFLimited gov’tDFiscalD

Non-incumbent (Democrat). Grades rest on Moms Demand Action and C-FAIR. 4 of six values have no candidate-specific evidence and use the Democrat default.

Life: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.
Family: Endorsed by the Fairness Campaign PAC (C-FAIR), Kentucky's LGBTQ-rights PAC (2026).
Religious liberty: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.
2nd Amendment: Named a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (2026).
Limited gov’t: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.
Fiscal: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.

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AJennifer Henson DeckerRepublican

Incumbent for State Representative District 58 (Republican).

LifeAFamilyAReligious libertyA2nd AmendmentALimited gov’tAFiscalA

Incumbent representative (Republican). Grades rest on 2023–2026 floor votes, Kentucky Right to Life, Planned Parenthood, NRA-PVF and iVoterGuide answers.

Life: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for HB 90 (2025, lists the medical care that is not an abortion under the ban: concurrence and veto override). Endorsed by Kentucky Right to Life Victory PAC for the 2026 general election. Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: opposes elective abortion; supports Kentucky's ban with only a life-of-the-mother exception; opposes taxpayer funds for Planned Parenthood.
Family: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for 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). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: supports marriage as one man and one woman; agrees gender transition of a child is child abuse; opposes males in women's sports and spaces.
Religious liberty: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for 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). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: strongly disagrees that businesses should be required to provide services that violate their beliefs.
2nd Amendment: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for HB 357 (2024, Second Amendment Privacy Act: passage); HB 312 (2026, concealed carry at ages 18 to 20: passage and veto override); HB 78 (2026, liability shield for gun makers: passage and concurrence and veto override). NRA-PVF 2026 grade A (endorsed). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: calls the Second Amendment an individual right subject only to historically rooted limits, such as for felons and the mentally ill.
Limited gov’t: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for 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). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: strongly agrees with eliminating the U.S. Department of Education; supports zero-based budgeting and sunsetting programs.
Fiscal: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for 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). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: opposes taxpayer-funded lobbying and a government-set minimum wage; supports banning no-bid contracts.

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