Kentucky's 11th Senate district

Kentucky's 11th State Senate district
Senator	John Schickel R–Union since January 1, 2009
Registration	54.6% Republican 29.7% Democratic 14.8% No party preference
Demographics	86.1% White 3.3% Black 4.4% Hispanic 2.6% Asian 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3% Other 3.3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	113,962
Registered voters (June 2024)	95,253

Kentucky's 11th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the northern part of the state, it comprises part of Boone County. It has been represented by John Schickel (R–Union) since 2009.[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 113,962.[2]

From 1980 to 1984, the district was represented by Jim Bunning, who would later be elected U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Kentucky.

Voter registration

On July 1, 2024, the district had 95,253 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
		Voters	%
	Republican	52,008	54.60
	Democratic	28,326	29.74
	Independent	5,631	5.91
	Libertarian	637	0.67
	Green	85	0.09
	Constitution	47	0.05
	Socialist Workers	19	0.02
	Reform	4	0.00
	"Other"	8,496	8.92
Total		95,253	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Election results from statewide races

2014 – 2020

Year	Office	Results[a]
2014	Senator	McConnell 67.8 - 28.6%
2015	Governor	Bevin 65.8 - 30.8%
	Secretary of State	Knipper 66.5 - 33.5%
	Attorney General	Westerfield 61.6 - 38.4%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 71.4 - 28.6%
	State Treasurer	Ball 74.1 - 25.9%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 72.1 - 27.9%
2016	President	Trump 67.8 - 26.1%
	Senator	Paul 73.3 - 26.7%
2019	Governor	Bevin 56.2 - 41.4%
	Secretary of State	Adams 62.3 - 37.7%
	Attorney General	Cameron 67.7 - 32.3%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 63.6 - 31.5%
	State Treasurer	Ball 69.2 - 30.8%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 64.8 - 30.3%
2020	President	Trump 66.9 - 31.2%
	Senator	McConnell 62.3 - 33.5%
	Amendment 1	66.8 - 33.2%
	Amendment 2	70.4 - 29.6%

2022 – present

Year	Office	Results[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 66.8 - 33.1%
	Amendment 1	51.4 - 48.6%
	Amendment 2	50.1 - 49.9%
2023	Governor	Cameron 54.5 - 45.5%
	Secretary of State	Adams 64.6 - 35.2%
	Attorney General	Coleman 63.0 - 37.0%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 66.0 - 34.0%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 64.3 - 35.7%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 64.6 - 35.4%
2024	President	Trump 66.4 - 31.8%
	Amendment 1	67.6 - 32.4%
	Amendment 2	61.2 - 38.8%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Donald Johnson (Newport)	Republican	January 1, 1964 – November 17, 1977	Elected in 1963. Reelected in 1967. Reelected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Lost reelection.	1964–1972
				1972–1974
				1974–1984
	Democratic	November 17, 1977 – January 1, 1980
Jim Bunning (Fort Thomas)	Republican	January 1, 1980 – January 1, 1984	Elected in 1979. Retired to run for governor of Kentucky.
Art Schmidt (Cold Spring)	Republican	January 1, 1984 – January 1, 1993	Elected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Retired.	1984–1993 Bracken, Campbell, and Pendleton (part) Counties.
Dick Roeding (Lakeside Park)	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2009	Redistricted from the 24th district and reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Retired.	1993–1997
				1997–2003
				2003–2015
John Schickel (Union)	Republican	January 1, 2009 – present	Elected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Retired.
				2015–2023
				2023–present
Steve Rawlings (Burlington)	Republican	Assuming office January 1, 2025	Elected in 2024.

Elections

2024

Main article: 2024 Kentucky Senate election

2020

Main article: 2020 Kentucky Senate election

2016

Main article: 2016 Kentucky Senate election

2004

Main article: 2004 Kentucky Senate election

1996

Main article: 1996 Kentucky Senate election

Notes

1. Figures presented in this table are calculated by summing precinct election results published by the Kentucky State Board of Elections, using precinct data that list each precinct's senatorial district.

References

1. "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
2. "Census profile: State Senate District 11, KY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 23, 2024.