Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 31
A district of about 113,000 people, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+67.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Phillip Wheeler (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.
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 | Phillip Wheeler (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Phillip Wheeler (R)Flip | Glenn Martin Hammond (D) | 44.5 |
| 2016 | Ray Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Ray Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Ray Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Ray Jones (D) | Chris Ratliff (R) | 22.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Ray Jones (D) | Chris Ratliff (R) | 5.1 |
| 1996 | Gary C. Johnson (D) | Kevin Hall (R) | 28.3 |
| 1992 | Kelsey Friend (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Kelsey Friend (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Kelsey Friend (D) | Gordon Potter (R) | 28.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | John Doug Hays (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | Kelsey Friend (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Kelsey Friend (D) | Hobert E. Potter (R) | 27.7 |
Primaries: 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 31
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 31'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+67.9 |
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 31.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Higher than 86% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Lower than 89% of seats.
Lower than 70% of seats.
Less dense than 89% 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