Kentucky's 7th Senate district

Kentucky's 7th
State Senate district
Kentucky's 7th; State Senate district
Senator
	Adrienne Southworth; R–Lawrenceburg
	since January 1, 2021
Registration	49.8% Republican; 40.4% Democratic; 9.2% No party preference
Demographics	83.8% White; 5.9% Black; 6.0% Hispanic; 0.9% Asian; 0.1% Native American; 0.2% Other; 3.1% Multiracial
Population (2022)	111,838
Registered voters (June 2024)	91,782

Kentucky's 7th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. The district comprises the counties of Anderson, Henry, and Shelby, as well as part of Jefferson. It has been represented by Adrienne Southworth (R–Lawrenceburg) since 2021.^[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 111,838.^[2]

Voter registration

On July 1, 2024, the district had 91,782 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
Party		Voters	%
	Republican	45,674	49.76
	Democratic	37,064	40.38
	Independent	4,119	4.49
	Libertarian	464	0.51
	Green	46	0.05
	Constitution	30	0.03
	Socialist Workers	10	0.01
	Reform	8	0.01
	"Other"	4,367	4.76
Total		91,782	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Year	Office	Results^[a]
2014	Senator	McConnell 50.6 - 45.1%
2015	Governor	Conway 49.9 - 44.1%
	Secretary of State	Grimes 58.5 - 41.5%
	Attorney General	Beshear 55.1 - 44.9%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Edelen 57.8 - 42.2%
	State Treasurer	Ball 55.1 - 44.9%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 59.7 - 40.3%
2016	President	Trump 59.4 - 35.2%
2016	Senator	Paul 51.7 - 48.3%
2019	Governor	Beshear 52.7 - 45.0%
	Secretary of State	Henry 53.7 - 46.3%
	Attorney General	Cameron 54.9 - 45.1%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 53.9 - 42.7%
	State Treasurer	Ball 59.5 - 40.5%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 62.4 - 35.0%
2020	President	Trump 59.8 - 38.3%
	Senator	McConnell 55.9 - 40.0%
	Amendment 1	60.7 - 39.3%
	Amendment 2	69.1 - 30.9%

Year	Office	Results^[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 64.4 - 35.5%
	Amendment 1	54.4 - 45.6%
	Amendment 2	53.4 - 46.6%
2023	Governor	Cameron 50.8 - 49.1%
	Secretary of State	Adams 65.3 - 34.7%
	Attorney General	Coleman 63.0 - 37.0%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 65.7 - 34.3%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 61.7 - 38.3%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 64.3 - 35.7%

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Richard Chin (Louisville)	Republican	November 1965 – January 1, 1972	Elected to finish Layne's term. Reelected in 1967. Lost reelection.	1964–1972 Jefferson County (part).
Bill Quinlan (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1972 – January 1, 1993	Elected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Retired.	1972–1974 Jefferson County (part).
				1974–1984
				1984–1993 Jefferson County (part).
Lindy Casebier (Louisville)	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2005	Elected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Retired due to redistricting.	1993–1997
				1997–2003
				2003–2015
Julian Carroll (Frankfort)	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2021	Elected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Retired.	2003–2015
Julian Carroll (Frankfort)	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2021		2015–2023
Adrienne Southworth (Lawrenceburg)	Republican	January 1, 2021 – present	Elected in 2020. Lost renomination.	2015–2023
Adrienne Southworth (Lawrenceburg)	Republican	January 1, 2021 – present	Elected in 2020. Lost renomination.	2023–present

^ ^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.