en Kentucky%27s 35th Senate district

Kentucky's 35th
State Senate district
Kentucky's 35th; State Senate district
Senator
	Denise Harper Angel; D–Louisville
	since January 1, 2005
Registration	63.9% Democratic; 23.9% Republican; 11.5% No party preference
Demographics	52.5% White; 26.6% Black; 14.5% Hispanic; 1.9% Asian; 0.1% Native American; 0.4% Other; 4.0% Multiracial
Population (2022)	111,310
Registered voters (June 2024)	73,560

Kentucky's 35th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. It comprises part of Jefferson County. It has been represented by Denise Harper Angel (D–Louisville) since 2005.^[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 111,310.^[2]

Voter registration

On July 1, 2024, the district had 73,560 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
Party		Voters	%
	Democratic	46,985	63.87
	Republican	17,613	23.94
	Independent	3,309	4.50
	Libertarian	373	0.51
	Green	88	0.12
	Socialist Workers	38	0.05
	Constitution	21	0.03
	Reform	3	0.00
	"Other"	5,130	6.97
Total		73,560	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Year	Office	Results^[a]
2022	Senator	Booker 67.8 - 32.2%
	Amendment 1	71.7 - 28.3%
	Amendment 2	76.3 - 23.7%
2023	Governor	Beshear 78.2 - 21.8%
	Secretary of State	Wheatley 68.9 - 31.0%
	Attorney General	Stevenson 71.2 - 28.8%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Reeder 69.6 - 30.4%
	State Treasurer	Bowman 72.2 - 27.8%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Enlow 70.8 - 29.2%
2024	President	Harris 62.7 - 35.2%
	Amendment 1	53.6 - 46.4%
	Amendment 2	72.7 - 27.3%

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Martin J. Duffy (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1952 – January 1, 1968	Elected in 1951. Reelected in 1955. Reelected in 1959. Reelected in 1963. Retired.	1944–1964 Jefferson County (part).
Martin J. Duffy (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1952 – January 1, 1968		1964–1972
Romano Mazzoli (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1968 – December 1970	Elected in 1967. Resigned after being elected to Kentucky's 3rd congressional district.
Lacey Smith (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1971 – January 1, 1976	Elected to finish Mazzoli's term. Reelected in 1971. Retired.
				1972–1974
				1974–1984
David Karem (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1976 – January 1, 2005	Elected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Retired.	1974–1984
				1984–1993 Jefferson County (part).
				1993–1997
				1997–2003
				2003–2015
Denise Harper Angel (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – present	Elected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Retired.	2003–2015
				2015–2023
				2023–present
Keturah Herron (Louisville)	Democratic	Assuming office January 1, 2025	Elected in 2024.	2023–present

^ 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.