Kentucky's 12th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the central part of the state, it comprises the counties of Boyle, Mercer, Woodford, and part of Fayette. It has been represented by Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R–Lexington) since 2023. As of 2023, the district had a population of 120,961.
Voter registration On January 1, 2025, the district had 101,812 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
PartyRegistrationVoters%Republican46,68945.86Democratic43,90743.13Independent5,8025.70Libertarian5100.50Green950.09Constitution280.03Socialist Workers210.02Reform90.01 "Other"4,7514.67Total101,812100.00Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections
Election results from statewide races 2014 – 2020 Year Office Results 2014 Senator McConnell 53.3 - 44.1% 2015 Governor Conway 48.2 - 46.4% Secretary of State Grimes 55.4 - 44.6% Attorney General Beshear 52.6 - 47.4% Auditor of Public Accounts Edelen 54.8 - 45.2% State Treasurer Ball 61.9 - 38.1% Commissioner of Agriculture Quarles 59.3 - 40.7% 2016 President Trump 48.1 - 44.4% Senator Gray 54.3 - 45.7% 2019 Governor Beshear 60.1 - 38.3% Secretary of State Henry 56.7 - 43.3% Attorney General Stumbo 52.6 - 47.4% Auditor of Public Accounts Donahue 48.7 - 47.9% State Treasurer Ball 53.5 - 46.5% Commissioner of Agriculture Quarles 53.0 - 44.0% 2020 President No data Senator Amendment 1 Amendment 2
2022 – present Year Office Results 2022 Senator Paul 56.5 - 43.4% Amendment 1 59.4 - 40.6% Amendment 2 59.0 - 41.0% 2023 Governor Beshear 57.5 - 42.5% Secretary of State Adams 60.6 - 39.4% Attorney General Coleman 54.6 - 45.4% Auditor of Public Accounts Ball 60.2 - 39.8% State Treasurer Metcalf 54.4 - 45.6% Commissioner of Agriculture Shell 56.3 - 43.7% 2024 President Trump 57.9 - 40.2% Amendment 1 60.4 - 39.6% Amendment 2 68.1 - 31.9%
List of members representing the district Member Party Years Electoral history District location C. Gibson Downing Democratic January 1, 1966 –January 1, 1974 Elected in 1965.Reelected in 1969.Retired. 1964–1972 1972–1974 Joe Graves Republican January 1, 1974 –January 1, 1978 Elected in 1973.Retired to run for mayor of Lexington. 1974–1984 Larry J. Hopkins Republican January 1, 1978 –December 8, 1978 Elected in 1977.Resigned after being elected to. Jack Trevey Republican January 10, 1979 –June 28, 1990 Elected to finish Hopkins's term.Reelected in 1981.Reelected in 1986.Died. 1984–1993Fayette County (part). Tim Philpot Republican January 1, 1991 –January 1, 1999 Elected in 1990.Reelected in 1994.Retired. 1993–1997 1997–2003 Alice Forgy Kerr Republican January 1, 1999 –January 1, 2023 Elected in 1998.Reelected in 2002.Reelected in 2006.Reelected in 2010.Reelected in 2014.Reelected in 2018.Retired. 2003–2015 2015–2023 Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican January 1, 2023 –present Elected in 2022. 2023–present
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