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Kentucky › Kentucky State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky State Senate District 38
Mike Nemes has no major-party opponent.
Mike Nemes 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
Mike Nemes
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+41: 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
- 124,710
- People per km²
- 142
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 22%
- White, no degree
- 67%of adults
- White 81%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 6%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
57,857 two-party votes · R+41.3 · R+39.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.7%
Kamala Harris (D)29.3%
2022
26,768 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mike Nemes (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
55,964 two-party votes · R+38.8 · R+43.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.4%
Joe Biden (D)30.6%
2018 Earlier district lines
37,998 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dan Malano Seum (R)67.9%
Brenda Sue Board (I)26.0%
Andrew Bailey (—)6.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
60,938 two-party votes · R+46.8 · R+49.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)26.6%
2014 Earlier district lines
26,745 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dan Malano Seum (R)100.0%