# Kentucky's 5th Senate district

Kentucky's 5th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the western part of the state, it comprises the counties of Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Meade, and Ohio. It has been represented by Stephen Meredith (R–Leitchfield) since 2017. As of 2023, the district had a population of 113,417.

## Voter registration

On January 1, 2025, the district had 85,813 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
| Party | Party | Registration | Registration |
| Party | Party | Voters | % |
| | Republican | 52,806 | 61.54 |
| | Democratic | 25,567 | 29.79 |
| | Independent | 3,177 | 3.70 |
| | Libertarian | 356 | 0.41 |
| | Green | 49 | 0.06 |
| | Constitution | 48 | 0.06 |
| | Socialist Workers | 12 | 0.01 |
| | Reform | 6 | 0.01 |
| | "Other" | 3,792 | 4.42 |
| Total | Total | 85,813 | 100.00 |
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections ||||

## Election results from statewide races
### 2014 – 2020

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2014 | Senator | McConnell 59.6 - 36.9% |
| 2015 | Governor | Bevin 57.7 - 38.4% |
| 2015 | Secretary of State | Knipper 53.3 - 46.7% |
| 2015 | Attorney General | Westerfield 54.0 - 46.0% |
| 2015 | Auditor of Public Accounts | Harmon 54.4 - 45.6% |
| 2015 | State Treasurer | Ball 64.7 - 35.3% |
| 2015 | Commissioner of Agriculture | Quarles 63.2 - 36.8% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 74.6 - 21.7% |
| 2016 | Senator | Paul 63.7 - 36.3% |
| 2019 | Governor | Bevin 59.1 - 38.5% |
| 2019 | Secretary of State | Adams 61.3 - 38.7% |
| 2019 | Attorney General | Cameron 69.3 - 30.7% |
| 2019 | Auditor of Public Accounts | Harmon 65.9 - 31.1% |
| 2019 | State Treasurer | Ball 71.7 - 28.3% |
| 2019 | Commissioner of Agriculture | Quarles 69.5 - 27.7% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 76.1 - 22.4% |
| 2020 | Senator | McConnell 68.9 - 25.7% |
| 2020 | Amendment 1 | 59.1 - 40.9% |
| 2020 | Amendment 2 | 67.0 - 33.0% |

### 2022 – present

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Senator | Paul 76.2 - 23.8% |
| 2022 | Amendment 1 | 54.4 - 45.6% |
| 2022 | Amendment 2 | 58.7 - 41.3% |
| 2023 | Governor | Cameron 60.7 - 39.3% |
| 2023 | Secretary of State | Adams 73.5 - 26.5% |
| 2023 | Attorney General | Coleman 72.9 - 27.1% |
| 2023 | Auditor of Public Accounts | Ball 74.4 - 25.6% |
| 2023 | State Treasurer | Metcalf 71.5 - 28.5% |
| 2023 | Commissioner of Agriculture | Shell 74.3 - 25.7% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 78.7 - 20.0% |
| 2024 | Amendment 1 | 67.3 - 32.7% |
| 2024 | Amendment 2 | 63.1 - 36.9% |

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Electoral history | District location |
| Thomas M. Brizendine (Franklin) | Democratic | January 1, 1964 – January 1, 1968 | Elected in 1963. Retired. | 1964–1972 |
| Carl T. Hadden (Elkton) | Democratic | January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1972 | Elected in 1967. Retired. | 1964–1972 |
| Damon Majors (Caneyville) | Democratic | January 1, 1972 – September 1973 | Elected in 1971. Resigned due to ill health. | 1972–1974 |
| Earl R. Glenn (Leitchfield) | Democratic | November 1973 – January 1, 1976 | Elected to finish Majors's term. Lost renomination. | 1974–1984 |
| Joe Wright (Harned) | Democratic | January 1, 1976 – January 1, 1993 | Elected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Retired. | 1974–1984 |
| Joe Wright (Harned) | Democratic | January 1, 1976 – January 1, 1993 | Elected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Retired. | 1984–1993 Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin (part), Hart, Meade, and Ohio (part) Counties. |
| Virgil Moore (Leitchfield) | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2005 | Elected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Lost renomination. | 1993–1997 |
| Virgil Moore (Leitchfield) | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2005 | Elected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Lost renomination. | 1997–2003 |
| Virgil Moore (Leitchfield) | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2005 | Elected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Lost renomination. | 2003–2015 |
| Carroll Gibson (Leitchfield) | Republican | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2017 | Elected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Retired. | 2003–2015 |
| Carroll Gibson (Leitchfield) | Republican | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2017 | Elected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Retired. | 2015–2023 |
| Stephen Meredith (Leitchfield) | Republican | January 1, 2017 – present | Elected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Reelected in 2024. | 2015–2023 |
| Stephen Meredith (Leitchfield) | Republican | January 1, 2017 – present | Elected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Reelected in 2024. | 2023–present |