Kentucky's 7th Senate district

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 Aaron Reed (R–Shelbyville) since 2025.^[1] As of 2023, the district had a population of 112,440.^[2]

Kentucky's 7th State Senate district
Senator	Aaron Reed R–Shelbyville since January 1, 2025
Registration	50.4% Republican 39.5% Democratic 9.5% No party preference
Demographics	81.6% White 6.8% Black 6.5% Hispanic 0.9% Asian 0.1% Native American 0.3% Other 3.9% Multiracial
Population (2023)	112,440
Registered voters (2025)	93,713

From 2005 to 2021, the district was represented by Julian Carroll, who had previously served as governor of Kentucky.

Voter registration

On January 1, 2025, the district had 93,713 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
		Voters	%
	Republican	47,240	50.41
	Democratic	36,971	39.45
	Independent	4,552	4.86
	Libertarian	453	0.48
	Green	58	0.06
	Constitution	31	0.03
	Socialist Workers	12	0.01
	Reform	7	0.01
	"Other"	4,389	4.68
Total		93,713	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Election results from statewide races

2014 – 2020

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%
	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%

2022 – present

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%
2024	President	Trump 66.3 - 32.0%
	Amendment 1	65.0 - 35.0%
	Amendment 2	59.3 - 40.7%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Robert P. Layne (Louisville)	Republican	January 1, 1964 – September 1965	Elected in 1963. Resigned.	1964–1972
Richard Chin (Louisville)	Republican	November 1965 – January 1, 1972	Elected to finish Layne's term. Reelected in 1967. Lost reelection.
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
				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.
				2015–2023
Adrienne Southworth (Lawrenceburg)	Republican	January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2025	Elected in 2020. Lost renomination.
				2023–present
Aaron Reed (Shelbyville)	Republican	January 1, 2025 – present	Elected in 2024.

Elections

2024

Main article: 2024 Kentucky Senate election

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.