Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Kentucky Senate District 25

A district of about 121,000 people, 14% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+74.4 relative to the nation for president.

2024 election

Nov 5, 2024
  1. Robert Stivers (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.

R+74.438th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican20th seat · the majority lineDistrict 25

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.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2024Robert Stivers (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2012
2020Robert Stivers (R)—Unopposed
2016Robert Stivers (R)—Unopposed
2012Robert Stivers (R)Ralph Hoskins (D)27.9
Lines first used in 2002
2008Robert Stivers (R)Michael Adkins (D)30.4
2004Robert Stivers (R)Jeffrey L. Hillebrandt (I)74.6
Lines first used in 1992
2000Robert Stivers (R)Larry C. Breeze (D)38.3
1996Robert Stivers (R)FlipCharles M. Derrickson (D)5.4
1992David Lemaster (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1982
1988David Lemaster (D)—Unopposed
1983David Lemaster (D)Arley R. Dunnigan (R)35.5
Lines first used in 1972
1979Lowell T. Hughes (D)Michael R. Dowling (R)6.2
1975Lowell T. Hughes (D)Ronald B. Halleck (R)18.4
Lines first used in 1962
1971Roy R. Ross (D)Charles D. Wheeler (R)2.7

Primaries: 1983 Democratic primary · 1979 Republican primary · 1975 Democratic 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 25

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 25's area in each.

U.S. House
KY-5 100%
Kentucky House of Representatives
HD-90 21%, HD-82 19%, HD-52 19%, HD-86 17%, HD-89 15%, HD-84 9%

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
PresidentR+74.4

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 25.

Adults with a bachelor's degree14% 3rd pct · 37th of 38 in KY

Lower than 97% of seats.

White adults without a degree80% 95th pct · 3rd of 38 in KY

Higher than 95% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 11th pct · 34th of 38 in KY

Lower than 89% of seats.

Black residents2% 19th pct · 31st of 38 in KY

Lower than 81% of seats.

Asian residents0% 0th pct · 38th of 38 in KY

Lowest of 38 seats.

People per square mile53 8th pct · 35th of 38 in KY

Less dense than 92% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET