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Kentucky › Kentucky State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky State Senate District 28
Greg Elkins has no major-party opponent.
Greg Elkins 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
Greg Elkins
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+25: 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
- 132,808
- People per km²
- 50
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 28%
- White, no degree
- 59%of adults
- White 79%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 8%
- Asian 2%
- 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
56,181 two-party votes · R+26.3 · R+24.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)63.1%
Kamala Harris (D)36.9%
2022
27,648 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ralph Alvarado (R)98.0%
Joshua D Buckman (—)2.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
60,336 two-party votes · R+20.9 · R+25.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)60.4%
Joe Biden (D)39.6%
2018 Earlier district lines
43,503 votes · R+6.7✓ Ralph Alvarado (R)53.4%
Denise Gray (D)46.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
49,125 two-party votes · R+24.7 · R+26.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)62.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)37.7%
2014 Earlier district lines
35,292 votes · R+5.6✓ Ralph Alvarado (R)52.8%
R J Palmer II (D)47.2%