Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 5
A district of about 114,000 people, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+58.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Steve Meredith (R) · won79.9%
- Jamie Skudlarek (D)20.1%
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 | Steve Meredith (R) | Jamie Skudlarek (D) | 59.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Steve Meredith (R) | John B. Whipple (D) | 71.2 |
| 2016 | Steve Meredith (R) | Leslie J. Stith (D) | 26.7 |
| 2012 | Carroll Gibson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Carroll Gibson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Carroll Gibson (R) | Barry Cannon (D) | 10.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Virgil Moore (R) | Bill Corum (D) | 11.9 |
| 1996 | Virgil Moore (R) | Joe M. Hager (D) | 2.5 |
| 1992 | Virgil Moore (R) | Mary Ann Tobin (D) | 8.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Joe Wright (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Joe Wright (D) | Mel J. Mangan (R) | 31.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Joe Wright (D) | Jim Allen (R) | 13.5 |
| 1975 | Joe Wright (D) | Bill Crowell (R) | 28.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Damon Majors (D) | J. Henry Gibson (R) | 7.1 |
Primaries: 1983 Democratic primary · 1975 Democratic primary · 1971 Republican 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 5
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 5's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KY-2 100%
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+58.7 |
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 5.
Lower than 89% of seats.
Higher than 89% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Less dense than 95% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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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