| State: | Kentucky |
| District: | 27 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Steve West |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Paris |
| Incumbentsince: | March 23, 2015 |
| Democratic: | 49.9 |
| Republican: | 40.6 |
| Npp: | 8.9 |
| Percent White: | 86.8 |
| Percent Black: | 6.1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 3.7 |
| Percent Asian: | 0.8 |
| Percent Multiracial: | 2.5 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.1 |
| Population: | 125,573 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Registered: | 92,471 |
| Registered Year: | June 2024 |
Kentucky's 27th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the central part of the state, it comprises the counties of Bourbon, Fleming, Harrison, Mason, Nicholas, Robertson, Rowan, and part of Fayette. It has been represented by Steve West (R–Paris) since 2015.[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 125,573.[2]
On July 1, 2024, the district had 92,471 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
| Party | Registration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voters | % | |||
| Democratic | 46,180 | 49.94 | ||
| Republican | 37,580 | 40.64 | ||
| Independent | 3,790 | 4.10 | ||
| Libertarian | 389 | 0.42 | ||
| Green | 56 | 0.06 | ||
| Constitution | 34 | 0.04 | ||
| Socialist Workers | 12 | 0.01 | ||
| Reform | 2 | 0.00 | ||
| "Other" | 4,428 | 4.79 | ||
| Total | 92,471 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections | ||||
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Senator | McConnell 54.7 - 41.6% |
| 2015 | Governor | Bevin 51.7 - 44.7% |
| Secretary of State | Grimes 54.9 - 45.1% | |
| Attorney General | Westerfield 50.1 - 49.9% | |
| Auditor of Public Accounts | Edelen 51.3 - 48.7% | |
| State Treasurer | Ball 61.6 - 38.4% | |
| Commissioner of Agriculture | Quarles 61.9 - 38.1% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 68.5 - 27.5% |
| Senator | Paul 55.9 - 44.1% | |
| 2019 | Governor | Bevin 52.6 - 45.4% |
| Secretary of State | Adams 52.4 - 47.6% | |
| Attorney General | Cameron 61.1 - 38.9% | |
| Auditor of Public Accounts | Harmon 61.1 - 36.2% | |
| State Treasurer | Ball 64.9 - 35.1% | |
| Commissioner of Agriculture | Quarles 64.7 - 33.2% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 70.0 - 28.6% |
| Senator | McConnell 64.2 - 31.4% | |
| Amendment 1 | 61.7 - 38.3% | |
| Amendment 2 | 67.4 - 32.6% |
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senator | Paul 61.2 - 38.8% |
| Amendment 1 | 54.8 - 45.2% | |
| Amendment 2 | 56.2 - 43.8% | |
| 2023 | Governor | Beshear 55.8 - 44.2% |
| Secretary of State | Adams 59.4 - 40.6% | |
| Attorney General | Coleman 56.5 - 43.5% | |
| Auditor of Public Accounts | Ball 58.7 - 41.3% | |
| State Treasurer | Metcalf 54.9 - 45.1% | |
| Commissioner of Agriculture | Shell 58.9 - 41.1% |
| Member | Party | Years | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Woodrow Stamper | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1976 – January 1, 1984 | Elected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Retired. | 1974–1984 | |
| align=left | Woody May | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1984 – November 25, 1991 | Elected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Resigned due to health issues. | 1984–1993 Breathitt, Elliott, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Rowan, and Wolfe Counties. | |
| Walter Blevins | Democratic | January 9, 1992 – January 4, 2015 | Elected to finish May's term. Reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Resigned after being elected Judge/Executive of Rowan County. | ||||
| 1993–1997 | |||||||
| 1997–2003 | |||||||
| 2003–2015 | |||||||
| Steve West | Republican | March 23, 2015 – present | Elected to finish Blevins's term. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. | 2015–2023 | |||
| 2023–present |
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