Kentucky's 6th Senate district

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 117,704.^[2]

Kentucky's 6th State Senate district
Senator	Lindsey Tichenor R–Smithfield since January 1, 2023
Registration	48.3% Republican 39.1% Democratic 11.9% No party preference
Demographics	81.0% White 7.0% Black 5.0% Hispanic 3.0% Asian 0.1% Native American 0.5% Other 3.5% Multiracial
Population (2023)	117,704
Registered voters (2025)	101,725

Voter registration

On January 1, 2025, the district had 101,725 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
		Voters	%
	Republican	49,164	48.33
	Democratic	39,774	39.10
	Independent	6,236	6.13
	Libertarian	536	0.53
	Green	64	0.06
	Constitution	35	0.03
	Socialist Workers	17	0.02
	Reform	5	0.00
	"Other"	5,894	5.79
Total		101,725	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Election results from statewide races

2014 – 2020

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%
	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%

2022 – present

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%
2024	President	Trump 54.9 - 43.1%
	Amendment 1	62.8 - 37.2%
	Amendment 2	62.4 - 37.6%

List of members representing the district

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
				1972–1974
Ken Gibson (Madisonville)	Democratic	June 8, 1972 – January 1, 1987	Elected to finish Logan's term. Reelected in 1973. Reelected in 1977. Reelected in 1981. Retired.
				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.
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

Elections

2022

Main article: 2022 Kentucky Senate election

2018

Main article: 2018 Kentucky Senate election

2014

Main article: 2014 Kentucky Senate election

2010

Main article: 2010 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.