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Kentucky › Kentucky State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky State Senate District 2
Danny Carroll has no major-party opponent.
Danny Carroll 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
Danny Carroll
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+47: 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
- 120,626
- People per km²
- 33
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 67%of adults
- White 87%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 6%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
60,442 two-party votes · R+47.4 · R+45.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.7%
Kamala Harris (D)26.3%
2022
34,951 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Danny Carroll (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
67,317 two-party votes · R+44.7 · R+49.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.4%
Joe Biden (D)27.6%
2018 Earlier district lines
44,679 votes · R+26.5✓ Danny Carroll (R)63.2%
Julie Tennyson (D)36.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
57,269 two-party votes · R+47.0 · R+49.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.5%
Hillary Clinton (D)26.5%
2014 Earlier district lines
42,337 votes · R+16.9✓ Danny Carroll (R)58.5%
Jeff G Parker (D)41.5%