en Kentucky%27s 9th Senate district

Kentucky's 9th
State Senate district
Kentucky's 9th; State Senate district
Senator
	David P. Givens; R–Greensburg
	since January 1, 2009
Registration	51.7% Republican; 39.1% Democratic; 8.6% No party preference
Demographics	84.2% White; 6.0% Black; 4.7% Hispanic; 1.5% Asian; 0.1% Native American; 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.2% Other; 3.3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	123,208
Registered voters (June 2024)	85,659

Kentucky's 9th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the southern part of the state, it comprises the counties of Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, and part of Warren. It has been represented by David P. Givens (R–Greensburg) since 2009.^[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 123,208.^[2]

Voter registration

On July 1, 2024, the district had 85,659 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
Party		Voters	%
	Republican	44,277	51.69
	Democratic	33,457	39.06
	Independent	3,579	4.18
	Libertarian	394	0.46
	Green	68	0.08
	Constitution	38	0.04
	Socialist Workers	18	0.02
	Reform	13	0.02
	"Other"	3,815	4.45
Total		85,659	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Election results from statewide races

2014 – 2020

Year	Office	Results^[a]
2014	Senator	McConnell 62.8 - 33.2%
2015	Governor	Bevin 62.0 - 34.8%
	Secretary of State	Knipper 57.7 - 42.3%
	Attorney General	Westerfield 59.9 - 40.1%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 63.9 - 36.1%
	State Treasurer	Ball 70.0 - 30.0%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 70.0 - 30.0%
2016	President	Trump 75.8 - 20.7%
2016	Senator	Paul 66.7 - 33.3%
2019	Governor	Bevin 61.8 - 36.3%
	Secretary of State	Adams 67.2 - 32.8%
	Attorney General	Cameron 70.5 - 29.5%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 68.8 - 28.6%
	State Treasurer	Ball 73.4 - 26.6%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 71.1 - 26.3%
2020	President	Trump 76.5 - 22.1%
	Senator	McConnell 70.1 - 24.9%
	Amendment 1	58.2 - 41.8%
	Amendment 2	66.7 - 33.3%

2022 – present

Year	Office	Results^[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 71.5 - 28.5%
	Amendment 1	51.0 - 49.0%
	Amendment 2	55.6 - 44.4%
2023	Governor	Cameron 57.6 - 42.4%
	Secretary of State	Adams 69.9 - 30.0%
	Attorney General	Coleman 67.8 - 32.2%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 70.4 - 29.6%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 66.5 - 33.5%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 70.3 - 29.7%
2024	President	Trump 74.3 - 24.5%
	Amendment 1	63.3 - 36.7%
	Amendment 2	66.6 - 33.4%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
J. C. Carter (Scottsville)	Republican	January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1972	Elected in 1967. Lost renomination.	1964–1972
Walter Arnold Baker (Glasgow)	Republican	January 1, 1972 – June 15, 1981	Elected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Resigned to join the administration of Ronald Reagan.	1972–1974
Walter Arnold Baker (Glasgow)	Republican	January 1, 1972 – June 15, 1981		1974–1984
Joe Lane Travis (Glasgow)	Republican	November 1981 – January 1, 1989	Elected to finish Baker's term. Reelected in 1983. Lost renomination.	1974–1984
Joe Lane Travis (Glasgow)	Republican	November 1981 – January 1, 1989		1984–1993 Allen, Barren, Butler (part), Edmonson, Monroe, Ohio (part), and Simpson Counties.
Walter Arnold Baker (Glasgow)	Republican	January 1, 1989 – April 15, 1996	Elected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Resigned to become a Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.
Walter Arnold Baker (Glasgow)	Republican	January 1, 1989 – April 15, 1996		1993–1997
Richie Sanders (Smiths Grove)	Republican	June 1996 – January 1, 2009	Elected to finish Baker's term. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Retired.	1993–1997
				1997–2003
				2003–2015
David P. Givens (Greensburg)	Republican	January 1, 2009 – present	Elected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Reelected in 2024.	2003–2015
				2015–2023
				2023–present

Elections

2024

2020

2016

2004

1996

1996 special

Notes

^ ^a ^b 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

^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ "Census profile: State Senate District 9, KY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[elections-3] 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.

[1] "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[2] "Census profile: State Senate District 9, KY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

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Kentucky's 9th Senate district