| State: | Kentucky |
| District: | 23 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Christian McDaniel |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Ryland Heights |
| Incumbentsince: | January 1, 2013 |
| Democratic: | 38.7 |
| Republican: | 44.6 |
| Npp: | 15.8 |
| Percent White: | 85.9 |
| Percent Black: | 4.5 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.3 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.1 |
| Percent Multiracial: | 3.9 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.2 |
| Population: | 123,664 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Registered: | 105,605 |
| Registered Year: | June 2024 |
Kentucky's 23rd Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. It comprises part of Kenton County. It has been represented by Christian McDaniel (R–Ryland Heights) since 2013.[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 123,664.[2]
On July 1, 2024, the district had 105,605 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
| Party | Registration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voters | % | |||
| Republican | 47,143 | 44.64 | ||
| Democratic | 40,881 | 38.71 | ||
| Independent | 6,751 | 6.39 | ||
| Libertarian | 719 | 0.68 | ||
| Green | 141 | 0.13 | ||
| Constitution | 38 | 0.04 | ||
| Socialist Workers | 27 | 0.03 | ||
| Reform | 5 | 0.00 | ||
| "Other" | 9,900 | 9.37 | ||
| Total | 105,605 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections | ||||
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senator | Paul 56.6 - 43.4% |
| Amendment 1 | 50.7 - 49.3% | |
| Amendment 2 | 56.2 - 43.8% | |
| 2023 | Governor | Beshear 55.2 - 44.8% |
| Secretary of State | Adams 52.7 - 47.2% | |
| Attorney General | Coleman 52.7 - 47.3% | |
| Auditor of Public Accounts | Ball 55.1 - 44.9% | |
| State Treasurer | Metcalf 53.7 - 46.3% | |
| Commissioner of Agriculture | Shell 54.1 - 45.9% |
| Member | Party | Years | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Bill Engle | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1964 – January 1, 1968 | Elected in 1963. Retired. | 1964–1972 Letcher and Perry Counties. | |
| align=left | Pearl Strong | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1972 | Elected in 1967. Redistricted to the 29th district and lost renomination. | ||
| Gus Sheehan | Democratic | January 1, 1972 – January 1, 1989 | Elected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Lost renomination. | 1972–1974 Bracken, Kenton (part), Pendleton, and Robertson Counties. | |||
| 1974–1984 | |||||||
| 1984–1993 Kenton (part) and Pendleton (part) Counties. | |||||||
| Joseph U. Meyer | Democratic | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1997 | Elected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Lost reelection. | ||||
| 1993–1997 | |||||||
| Jack Westwood | Republican | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2013 | Elected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Retired. | 1997–2003 | |||
| 2003–2015 | |||||||
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | January 1, 2013 – present | Elected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. | ||||
| 2015–2023 | |||||||
| 2023–present |
See main article: articles and 2024 Kentucky Senate election.
See main article: article and 2020 Kentucky Senate election.
See main article: article and 2016 Kentucky Senate election.
See main article: article and 2004 Kentucky Senate election.
See main article: article and 1996 Kentucky Senate election.