Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 15
A district of about 119,000 people, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+67.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Rick Girdler (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 | Rick Girdler (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Rick Girdler (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Rick Girdler (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Rick Girdler (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Vernie McGaha (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Vernie McGaha (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Vernie McGaha (R) | Kenneth Isaacs (D) | 35.8 |
| 1996 | Vernie McGaha (R) | Gene Daniels (D) | 45.7 |
| 1992 | John Rogers (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | John Rogers (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | John Rogers (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | John Rogers (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | John Rogers (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Norman E. Farris (R) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1983 Republican primary · 1975 Republican primary · 1971 Republican 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 15
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 15's area in each.
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+67.7 |
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 15.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Less dense than 86% 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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KentuckyR+74.4Not up in 2026
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