Kentucky's 19th Senate district

Kentucky's 19th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. It comprises part of Jefferson County. It has been represented by Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D–Louisville) since 2023.^[1] As of 2023, the district had a population of 110,056.^[2]

Kentucky's 19th State Senate district
Senator	Cassie Chambers Armstrong D–Louisville since March 2, 2023
Registration	59.6% Democratic 28.3% Republican 11.6% No party preference
Demographics	75.8% White 11.5% Black 6.8% Hispanic 1.8% Asian 0.3% Other 3.7% Multiracial
Population (2023)	110,056
Registered voters (2025)	96,152

Voter registration

On January 1, 2025, the district had 96,152 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
		Voters	%
	Democratic	57,264	59.56
	Republican	27,171	28.26
	Independent	5,443	5.66
	Libertarian	412	0.43
	Green	101	0.11
	Constitution	34	0.04
	Socialist Workers	33	0.03
	Reform	5	0.01
	"Other"	5,689	5.92
Total		96,152	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Election results from statewide races

2022 – present

Year	Office	Results[a]
2022	Senator	Booker 66.7 - 33.3%
	Amendment 1	72.6 - 27.4%
	Amendment 2	76.7 - 23.3%
2023	Governor	Beshear 76.3 - 23.7%
	Secretary of State	Wheatley 63.9 - 36.1%
	Attorney General	Stevenson 68.5 - 31.5%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Reeder 66.0 - 34.0%
	State Treasurer	Bowman 69.6 - 30.4%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Enlow 68.0 - 32.0%
2024	President	Harris 64.4 - 33.6%
	Amendment 1	53.5 - 46.5%
	Amendment 2	71.3 - 28.7%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Fred F. Bishop (Manchester)	Republican	January 1, 1968 – May 8, 1970	Elected in 1967. Died.	1964–1972
Lilly Roberts Bishop (Manchester)	Republican	November 1970 – January 1, 1972	Elected to finish her husband's term. Retired.
Tom Mobley (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1972 – January 1, 1980	Elected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Lost renomination.	1972–1974
				1974–1984
Bill "Fibber" McGee (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1980 – January 1, 1984	Elected in 1979. Lost reelection.
Harold Haering (Louisville)	Republican	January 1, 1984 – January 1, 1989	Elected in 1983. Lost reelection.	1984–1993 Jefferson County (part).
Tim Shaughnessy (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1989 – June 29, 2012	Elected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Resigned.
				1993–1997
				1997–2003
				2003–2015
Morgan McGarvey (Louisville)	Democratic	December 4, 2012 – January 2, 2023	Elected to finish Shaughnessy's term and also to the next term in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Resigned after being elected to Kentucky's 3rd congressional district.
				2015–2023
Cassie Chambers Armstrong (Louisville)	Democratic	March 2, 2023 – present	Elected to finish McGarvey's term. Reelected in 2024.	2023–present

Elections

2024

Main article: 2024 Kentucky Senate election

2023 special

Main article: 2024 Kentucky Senate election § District 19 special

2020

Main article: 2020 Kentucky Senate election

2016

Main article: 2016 Kentucky Senate election

2004

Main article: 2004 Kentucky Senate election

1996

Main article: 1996 Kentucky Senate election

Notes

1. 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.