Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 11
A district of about 123,000 people, 36% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+35.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Steve Rawlings (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
14 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 | Steve Rawlings (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | John Schickel (R) | James Fiorelli (D) | 40.9 |
| 2016 | John Schickel (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | John Schickel (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | John Schickel (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Richard L. Roeding (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Richard L. Roeding (R) | John Stephenson (D) | 48.2 |
| 1996 | Richard L. Roeding (R) | Sandra Easton (D) | 32.4 |
| 1992 | Richard L. Roeding (R) | Robert Edward Blau (D) | 26.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Arthur L. Schmidt (R) | Terry Mann (D) | 12.4 |
| 1983 | Arthur L. Schmidt (R) | David Pribble (D) | 1.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Jim Bunning (R) | Donald L. Johnson (D) | 1.6 |
| 1975 | Donald L. Johnson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Donald L. Johnson (R) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1983 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 11
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 11's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KY-4 100%
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+34.6 |
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 11.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Denser than 78% 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.
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28% college gradsR+24.9Held 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