Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 1
A district of about 118,000 people, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+51.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jason Howell (R) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 38 seats
Every Kentucky State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1971. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Jason Howell (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jason Howell (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Stan Humphries (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Stan Humphries (R) | Carroll Hubbard (D) | 18.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Kenneth W. Winters (R) | Carroll Hubbard (D) | 7.7 |
| 2004 | Kenneth W. Winters (R) | Dennis L. Null (D) | 2.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Bob Jackson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Jeff Green (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Jeff Green (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Charles Gregory Higdon (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Charles Gregory Higdon (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 special | Charles Gregory Higdon (D) | Ray Allen Reeves (R) | 14.1 |
| 1979 | Richard Weisenberger (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | Richard Weisenberger (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Carroll Hubbard (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1988 Democratic primary · 1983 Democratic primary · 1979 Democratic primary · 1975 Democratic primary · 1971 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 1
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 1's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KY-1 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+51.8 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 38 seats. Small marks are other seats in Kentucky. The black marker is District 1.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Higher than 70% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Less dense than 97% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1624% college gradsR+53.1Held RDistrict 2
25% college gradsR+46.8Held RDistrict 14
21% college gradsR+48.1Held RDistrict 4
KentuckyR+43.8Held R
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET