Mike Wilson
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RepublicanIn office since Nov 2010

Mike Wilson

Kentucky State Senator, District 32 since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Kentucky State Senator, District 32Born 1951

In office
16 yrs
Since 2010
Bills became law
8
33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
10.4%
Chamber median 7.5%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+4.7
Won 2018
Next election
2030
Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Administrative Regulation Review
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture
  • Committee on Committees
  • Economic Development and Workforce Investment
  • Economic Development, Tourism and Labor
  • Education
  • Education
  • Legislative Research Commission
  • Public Pension Oversight Board
  • Rules
  • Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
  • Transportation
  • Transportation
  • Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
  • Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 33 sponsored · 8 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 1 AN ACT relating to education.
Boards And Commissions · Became law Apr 2026
SB 4 AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
SB 104 AN ACT relating to first responders.
Corrections Impact · Became law Apr 2026
SB 29 AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities and declaring an emergency.
Counties · Became law Apr 2026
SB 39 AN ACT relating to fish and wildlife and declaring an emergency.
Agriculture · Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Wilson sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Wilson is closer to the center than 92% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianWilsonMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Steve Riley, Mike Clines, Daniel Elliott

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET

With Wilson’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Wilson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillWilsonRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Apr 15, 2026HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.YesYesYesPassed 70–22
Apr 14, 2026HB 379: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.YesYesNoPassed 80–17
Apr 14, 2026HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.YesYesNoPassed 86–11
Apr 14, 2026HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming.Not votingYesNoPassed 67–7
Apr 14, 2026HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.YesYesNoPassed 81–17

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Wilson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Kentucky Senate District 32Won—R+39.3—
2022Kentucky State Senate, District 32Won———
2018Kentucky State Senate, District 32WonR+4.7——
2014Kentucky State Senate, District 32Won———
2014Kentucky State Senate, District 32 (primary)Won———
2010Kentucky State Senate, District 32WonR+10.0——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$164.2K
Spent
$70.8K

Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 16, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Mike Wilson (GENERAL 11/03/2026)
State
Active
Mike Wilson (PRIMARY 05/19/2026)
State
Active

Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 16, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET

Seats Wilson has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Wilson has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Wilson

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET