Kentucky's 6th Senate district

Kentucky's 6th
State Senate district
Kentucky's 6th; State Senate district
Senator
	Lindsey Tichenor; R–Smithfield
	since January 1, 2023
Registration	48.2% Republican; 39.7% Democratic; 11.5% No party preference
Demographics	82.1% White; 7.1% Black; 4.1% Hispanic; 2.9% Asian; 0.1% Native American; 0.4% Other; 3.3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	118,482
Registered voters (June 2024)	99,826

Kentucky's 6th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. It comprises Oldham and Trimble counties, as well as part of Jefferson County. It has been represented by Lindsey Tichenor (R–Smithfield) since 2023.^[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 118,482.^[2]

Voter registration

On July 1, 2024, the district had 99,826 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
Party		Voters	%
	Republican	48,100	48.18
	Democratic	39,590	39.66
	Independent	5,709	5.72
	Libertarian	529	0.53
	Green	58	0.06
	Constitution	31	0.03
	Socialist Workers	18	0.02
	Reform	6	0.01
	"Other"	5,785	5.80
Total		99,826	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Year	Office	Results^[a]
2014	Senator	McConnell 61.8 - 35.3%
2015	Governor	Bevin 57.7 - 39.4%
	Secretary of State	Knipper 52.2 - 47.8%
	Attorney General	Westerfield 51.3 - 48.7%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 57.2 - 42.8%
	State Treasurer	Ball 58.9 - 41.1%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 61.8 - 38.2%
2016	President	Trump 75.0 - 21.5%
2016	Senator	Paul 65.3 - 34.7%
2019	Governor	Bevin 57.5 - 40.2%
	Secretary of State	Adams 63.0 - 37.0%
	Attorney General	Cameron 67.0 - 33.0%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 64.1 - 33.0%
	State Treasurer	Ball 67.4 - 32.6%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 65.3 - 32.2%
2020	President	Trump 75.1 - 23.5%
	Senator	McConnell 67.3 - 27.0%
	Amendment 1	58.5 - 41.5%
	Amendment 2	65.3 - 34.7%

Year	Office	Results^[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 55.0 - 44.9%
	Amendment 1	57.3 - 42.7%
	Amendment 2	62.2 - 37.8%
2023	Governor	Beshear 55.8 - 44.2%
	Secretary of State	Adams 57.3 - 42.6%
	Attorney General	Coleman 54.0 - 46.0%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 57.0 - 43.0%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 53.7 - 46.3%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 55.2 - 44.8%

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
William A. Logan (Madisonville)	Democratic	January 1, 1970 – March 1972	Elected in 1969. Resigned to become a member of the Kentucky Public Service Commission.	1964–1972
William A. Logan (Madisonville)	Democratic	January 1, 1970 – March 1972		1972–1974
Ken Gibson (Madisonville)	Democratic	May 1972 – January 1, 1987	Elected to finish Logan's term. Reelected in 1973. Reelected in 1977. Reelected in 1981. Retired.	1972–1974
				1974–1984
				1984–1993 Caldwell, Hopkins, McLean, and Muhlenberg (part) Counties.
William T. Brinkley (Madisonville)	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – March 2, 1989	Elected in 1986. Died.
Kim L. Nelson (Madisonville)	Democratic	June 6, 1989 – January 1, 1999	Elected to finish Brinkley's term. Reelected in 1990. Reelected in 1994. Lost renomination.
				1993–1997
				1997–2003
Dick Adams (Madisonville)	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Elected in 1998. Retired.	1997–2003
Jerry Rhoads (Madisonville)	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2015	Elected in 2002. Reelected in 2006. Reelected in 2010. Retired.	2003–2015
C. B. Embry (Morgantown)	Republican	January 1, 2015 – September 26, 2022	Elected in 2014. Reelected in 2018. Resigned due to health issues.	2015–2023
Lindsey Tichenor (Smithfield)	Republican	January 1, 2023 – present	Elected in 2022.	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.