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Kentucky › Kentucky State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky State Senate District 16
George Maxwell "Max" Wise has no major-party opponent.
George Maxwell "Max" Wise has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
Simple-majority veto override
A majority of the members elected to each chamber can override the governor's veto.
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
George Maxwell "Max" Wise
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+53: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 120,787
- People per km²
- 25
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 24%
- White, no degree
- 68%of adults
- White 87%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 5%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
57,071 two-party votes · R+54.5 · R+53.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.3%
Kamala Harris (D)22.7%
2022
31,887 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ George Maxwell Wise (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
57,709 two-party votes · R+48.8 · R+53.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.4%
Joe Biden (D)25.6%
2018 Earlier district lines
34,572 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ George Maxwell Wise (R)96.7%
Nicole Britton (—)3.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
49,098 two-party votes · R+53.3 · R+55.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)76.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)23.3%
2014 Earlier district lines
31,918 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ George Maxwell Wise (R)100.0%