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Kentucky › Kentucky State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky State Senate District 22
Donald R. Douglas has no major-party opponent.
Donald R. Douglas 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
Donald R. Douglas
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Michael Wieland French
The district
Lean R+19: 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
- 128,510
- People per km²
- 119
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 38%
- White, no degree
- 51%of adults
- White 78%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 9%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
57,801 two-party votes · R+20.0 · R+18.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)60.0%
Kamala Harris (D)40.0%
2022
39,329 votes · R+19.4✓ Donald Douglas (R)59.7%
Chuck Eddy (D)40.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
63,715 two-party votes · R+14.2 · R+18.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)57.1%
Joe Biden (D)42.9%
2018 Earlier district lines
43,229 votes · R+32.0✓ Tom Buford (R)66.0%
Carolyn Dupont (D)34.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
50,598 two-party votes · R+24.5 · R+26.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)62.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)37.7%
2014 Earlier district lines
28,089 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tom Buford (R)100.0%