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Kentucky › Kentucky State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Kentucky State Senate District 4
Robert M. "Robby" Mills has no major-party opponent.
Robert M. "Robby" Mills 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
Robert M. "Robby" Mills
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Janyna Lynn Russelburg
The district
Lean R+44: 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
- 115,501
- People per km²
- 26
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 17%
- White, no degree
- 73%of adults
- White 86%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 7%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
51,181 two-party votes · R+44.8 · R+43.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.4%
Kamala Harris (D)27.6%
2022
37,726 votes · R+33.3✓ Robert M Mills (R)66.6%
Bruce A Pritchett (D)33.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
53,977 two-party votes · R+40.6 · R+45.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.3%
Joe Biden (D)29.7%
2018 Earlier district lines
37,630 votes · R+1.3✓ Robert M Mills (R)50.6%
J Dorsey Ridley (D)49.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
52,335 two-party votes · R+44.7 · R+46.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)27.6%
2014 Earlier district lines
26,811 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ J Dorsey Ridley (D)100.0%