Kentucky's 15th Senate district

Kentucky's 15th State Senate district
Senator	Rick Girdler R–Somerset since January 1, 2017
Registration	73.5% Republican 18.8% Democratic 7.2% No party preference
Demographics	93.1% White 0.9% Black 3.0% Hispanic 0.5% Asian 0.3% Native American 0.1% Other 2.0% Multiracial
Population (2022)	118,101
Registered voters (June 2024)	92,784

Kentucky's 15th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the southern part of the state, it comprises the counties of Clinton, Cumberland, Pulaski, Russell, and Wayne. It has been represented by Rick Girdler (R–Somerset) since 2017.^[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 118,101.^[2]

On July 1, 2024, the district had 92,784 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Year	Office	Results[a]
2014	Senator	McConnell 66.3 - 30.4%
2015	Governor	Bevin 65.9 - 30.4%
	Secretary of State	Knipper 57.7 - 42.3%
	Attorney General	Westerfield 63.7 - 36.3%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 65.2 - 34.8%
	State Treasurer	Ball 74.5 - 25.5%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 73.2 - 26.8%
2016	President	Trump 75.7 - 20.5%
	Senator	Paul 66.3 - 33.7%
2019	Governor	Bevin 62.9 - 35.1%
	Secretary of State	Adams 68.0 - 32.0%
	Attorney General	Cameron 71.9 - 28.1%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 74.5 - 23.3%
	State Treasurer	Ball 75.8 - 24.2%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 73.9 - 23.7%
2020	President	Trump 75.2 - 23.2%
	Senator	McConnell 70.6 - 24.8%
	Amendment 1	59.6 - 40.4%
	Amendment 2	67.6 - 32.4%

Year	Office	Results[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 81.8 - 18.2%
	Amendment 1	60.3 - 39.7%
	Amendment 2	69.5 - 30.5%
2023	Governor	Cameron 68.3 - 31.7%
	Secretary of State	Adams 81.8 - 18.2%
	Attorney General	Coleman 80.0 - 20.0%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 82.5 - 17.5%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 79.6 - 20.4%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 81.7 - 18.3%

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Norman E. Farris (Somerset)	Republican	January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1976	Elected in 1967. Reelected in 1971. Retired.	1964–1972
				1974–1984
				1974–1984
John D. Rogers (Somerset)	Republican	January 1, 1976 – November 10, 1994	Elected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Resigned after being convicted of selling his influence.
				1984–1993 Garrard, Jackson (part), Lincoln, Pulaski, and Rockcastle Counties.
				1993–1997
James Crase (Somerset)	Republican	December 1994 – January 1, 1997	Elected to finish Rogers's term. Retired.
Vernie McGaha (Russell Springs)	Republican	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2013	Elected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Retired.	1997–2003
				2003–2015
Chris Girdler (Somerset)	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017	Elected in 2012. Retired.
				2015–2023
Rick Girdler (Somerset)	Republican	January 1, 2017 – present	Elected in 2016. Reelected in 2020.
				2023–present