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Kentucky › Kentucky State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky State Senate District 30
Brandon D. Smith has no major-party opponent.
Brandon D. Smith 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
Brandon D. Smith
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+62: 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
- 117,110
- People per km²
- 16
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 14%
- White, no degree
- 82%of adults
- White 94%
- Hispanic 1%
- Black 2%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
46,652 two-party votes · R+63.2 · R+61.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)81.6%
Kamala Harris (D)18.4%
2022
34,697 votes · R+47.5✓ Brandon D Smith (R)73.7%
Sid Allen (D)26.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
49,235 two-party votes · R+57.2 · R+61.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.6%
Joe Biden (D)21.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
37,834 votes · R+46.4✓ Brandon Smith (R)73.2%
Paula Clemons-Combs (D)26.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
45,148 two-party votes · R+56.5 · R+58.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)21.8%
2014 Earlier district lines
37,180 votes · R+47.6✓ Brandon D Smith (R)73.8%
Jordan Bowling Palmer (D)26.2%