{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Some 45 incumbent lawmakers in Kentucky, 40 state representatives and five senators, are running unopposed in both the spring primary and fall general elections this year. Of the 119 legislative seats up for election this year, only 36 will be on primary election ballots May 22nd. Twenty-eight are House seats and eight are Senate seats. University of Louisville political scientist Laurie Rhodebeck says the lack of competition in this year's races causes her to question whether potentially strong candidates want nothing to do with the chaos of Frankfort politics.
