Democrat Aaron Currin unseated Rep. Stephanie Dietz, R-Edgewood, in Kentucky's 65th House District on Nov. 3.

The district covers a section of Kenton County that includes Covington, Taylor Mill and surrounding areas, according to WCPO. Unofficial results posted on the Kentucky Secretary of State's website on election night showed Currin as the winner, LINK nky reported.

Currin will begin representing the district in January 2027, according to LINK nky. Dietz had held the seat since 2023.

WCPO called the outcome the one Northern Kentucky race that broke expectations on election night. In coverage published Nov. 4, Currin told WCPO his goal was "just basically being a local voice down in Frankfort instead of being a local mouthpiece for the DC and Frankfort."

Both Currin and Dietz are attorneys, according to LINK nky. Currin has worked primarily as a public defender.

Data centers in the campaign

Data centers were a visible issue in the race. Local Democrats erected a billboard in the district that read "REPUBLICANS SOLD US OUT ON DATA CENTERS," the Kentucky Lantern reported Nov. 4. Dietz had voted for House Bill 775 in 2025, a wide-ranging tax bill that included a data center provision.

The Kentucky Lantern described HB 775 as expanding a sales and use tax break for data center equipment to all counties. The law expanded the exemption statewide for qualifying projects, with investment thresholds tied to county population. The Kentucky Lantern's report did not include a response from Dietz.

Dietz was not the only Kentucky incumbent to lose in a race where data centers became a talking point. Across the state, candidates who tied opponents to data center development won races at both the local and state level on Nov. 3, the Kentucky Lantern reported.

Tres Watson, a former spokesperson for the Republican Party of Kentucky, told the Kentucky Lantern he believed data center opposition played a larger role in local races than in state legislative contests, where its influence was harder to measure.

Kentucky Democrats flipped nine statehouse seats on Nov. 3, though Republicans kept their supermajority in the General Assembly, the Kentucky Lantern reported.