Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 19
A district of about 108,000 people, 47% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+31.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Cassie Armstrong (D) · 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; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Cassie Armstrong (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Morgan McGarvey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Morgan McGarvey (D) | Larry West (R) | 12.4 |
| 2012 | Morgan McGarvey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Tim Shaughnessy (D) | Bob Heleringer (R) | 19.0 |
| 2004 | Tim Shaughnessy (D) | Christopher M. Smrt (R) | 23.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Tim Shaughnessy (D) | Paul Schmidt (R) | 24.4 |
| 1996 | Tim Shaughnessy (D) | Barbara Holsclaw (R) | 18.5 |
| 1992 | Tim Shaughnessy (D) | William Redmon (R) | 33.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Tim Shaughnessy (D)Flip | Harold Haering (R) | 1.9 |
| 1983 | Harold Haering (R) | Bill McGee (D) | 3.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Bill McGee (D) | Virginia Bosse (R) | 25.7 |
| 1975 | Tom Mobley (D) | Tom Wheeler (R) | 11.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Tom Mobley (D) | Richard Porter Jr. (R) | 9.3 |
Primaries: 1983 Democratic primary · 1979 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 19
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 19's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KY-3 100%
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 | D+31.0 |
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 19.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Lower than 89% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 86% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Denser 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. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 2651% college gradsD+20.9Held DDistrict 13
46% college gradsD+34.2Not up in 2026District 6
48% college gradsR+12.1Flipped DDistrict 37
23% BlackD+6.4Not 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