Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 29
A district of about 119,000 people, 15% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+64.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Scott Madon (R) · won35.2%
- Willie Crase (OTH)14.9%
- James Tyler Ward (OTH)10.3%
- James Richard Tanner Hesterberg (OTH)9.8%
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 | Scott Madon (R) | Willie Crase (I) | 20.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Johnnie L. Turner (R)Flip | Johnny Ray Turner (D) | 6.8 |
| 2016 | Johnny Ray Turner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Johnny Ray Turner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Johnny Ray Turner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Johnny Ray Turner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Johnny Ray Turner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | John David Preston (R) | 22.4 |
| 1992 | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | Jim Hammond (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | John Chris Cornett (D) | Frank Power Stewart (R) | 32.5 |
Primaries: 1988 Democratic primary · 1983 Democratic primary · 1979 Democratic primary · 1975 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 29
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KY-5 100%
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 | R+65.3 |
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 29.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lowest of 38 seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Less dense than 84% 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.
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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