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Preceded by
  
Charles Nelson

Name
  
Brent Yonts

Nationality
  
American

Role
  
American Politician

Political party
  
Democratic

Party
  
Democratic Party

Residence
  
Greenville, Kentucky



Born
  
March 21, 1949 (age 75) Greenville, Kentucky (
1949-03-21
)

Children
  
Emily Yonts Sparks, Ellen Yonts Sueholtz, Harrison Yonts

Alma mater
  
Murray State University University of Kentucky College of Law

Education
  
Murray State University, University of Kentucky College of Law

Service/branch
  
United States Army, United States Army Adjutant General's Corps

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Brent Yonts (born March 21, 1949 in Greenville, Kentucky) is an American politician and a lame duck Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. He has represented District 15 since January 1997. He was defeated for re-election in 2016 by Republican Melinda Gibbons Prunty.

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15th District State Representative Brent Yonts


Education

Yonts earned his BS from Murray State University, and his JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Elections

  • 1994 Yonts ran in the District 15 1994 Democratic Primary, but lost to Charles Nelson, who went on to win the November 8, 1994 General election.
  • 1996 When Representative Nelson left the Legislature and left the seat open, Yonts won the six-way 1996 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 1996 General election against Republican nominee Marshall Prunty.
  • 1998 Yonts was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election.
  • 2000 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic Primary and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 9,448 votes.
  • 2002 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2002 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 8,348 votes.
  • 2004 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 10,259 votes.
  • 2006 Yonts unopposed for the 2006 Democratic Primary and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 9,315 votes (71.6%) against Republican nominee Matthew Oates.
  • 2008 Yonts was challenged in the 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,805 votes (69.4%) and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 12,275 votes.
  • 2010 Yonts was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 8,288 votes.
  • 2012 Yonts and returning 1996 Republican opponent Marshall Prunty were both unopposed for their May 22, 2012 primaries, setting up a rematch; Yonts won the November 6, 2012 General election with 8,696 votes (56.0%) against Prunty.
  • 2016 Yonts was defeated in the general election by Melinda Gibbons Prunty (wife of Marshall Prunty), who carried 57.1% of the vote.

    • References

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