Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 7
A district of about 113,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+34.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Aaron Reed (R) · won68.0%
- Rhonda Davis (D)32.0%
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 | Aaron Reed (R) | Rhonda Davis (D) | 35.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Adrienne E. Southworth (R)Flip | Joe Graviss (D) | 9.5 |
| 2016 | Julian M. Carroll (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Julian M. Carroll (D) | Frank Haynes (R) | 18.0 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Julian M. Carroll (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Julian M. Carroll (D) | Harold Fletcher Jr. (R) | 25.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Lindy Casebier (R) | David Holton (D) | 15.4 |
| 1996 | Lindy Casebier (R) | Charles W. Miller (D) | 4.4 |
| 1992 | Lindy Casebier (R) | Al Bennett (D) | 16.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | W. L. Quinlan (D) | Omer Chesser (R) | 14.4 |
| 1983 | W. L. Quinlan (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | W. L. Quinlan (D) | Raymond Lamkin (R) | 33.5 |
| 1975 | W. L. Quinlan (D) | Norman C. Hellinger (R) | 23.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | W. L. Quinlan (D) | Richard Chin (R) | 8.4 |
Primaries: 1988 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 7
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 7's area in each.
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+34.2 |
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 7.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Less dense than 51% 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 1731% college gradsR+31.8Not up in 2026District 27
26% college gradsR+31.1Not up in 2026District 20
28% college gradsR+29.1Held RDistrict 28
28% college gradsR+24.9Held R
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