Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 35
A district of about 121,000 people, 25% Black, 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+29.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Keturah Herron (D) · 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. 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 | Keturah Herron (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Denise Harper Angel (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Denise Harper Angel (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Denise Harper Angel (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Denise Harper Angel (D) | John Albers (R) | 67.4 |
| 2004 | Denise Harper Angel (D) | Ron Burrell (R) | 55.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | David K. Karem (D) | Philip C. Kimball (R) | 40.2 |
| 1996 | David K. Karem (D) | Bruce McCrea (R) | 30.7 |
| 1992 | David K. Karem (D) | Will F. Searcy (R) | 43.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | David K. Karem (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | David K. Karem (D) | E. Bruce Blythe Jr. (R) | 22.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | David K. Karem (D) | Frederick R. Greenwald (R) | 43.3 |
| 1975 | David K. Karem (D) | Hilda S. Green (R) | 29.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Lacey T. Smith (D) | Mark McCulloch (R) | 2.3 |
Primaries: 1983 Democratic primary · 1975 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 35
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 35's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KY-3 100%
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 | D+27.1 |
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 35.
Higher than 54% of seats.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Highest of 38 seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Denser 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
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1346% college gradsD+34.2Not up in 2026District 37
23% BlackD+6.4Not up in 2026District 19
47% college gradsD+31.7Not up in 2026District 26
51% college gradsD+20.9Held D
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