# Kentucky's 11th Senate district

Kentucky's 11th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the northern part of the state, it comprises part of Boone County. It has been represented by Steve Rawlings (R–Burlington) since 2025. As of 2023, the district had a population of 115,599.
From 1980 to 1984, the district was represented by Jim Bunning, who would later be elected U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Kentucky.

## Voter registration

On January 1, 2025, the district had 97,903 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
| Party | Party | Registration | Registration |
| Party | Party | Voters | % |
| | Republican | 53,579 | 54.73 |
| | Democratic | 28,644 | 29.26 |
| | Independent | 6,272 | 6.41 |
| | Libertarian | 655 | 0.67 |
| | Green | 84 | 0.09 |
| | Constitution | 53 | 0.05 |
| | Socialist Workers | 26 | 0.03 |
| | Reform | 5 | 0.01 |
| | "Other" | 8,585 | 8.77 |
| Total | Total | 97,903 | 100.00 |
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections ||||

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

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2014 | Senator | McConnell 67.8 - 28.6% |
| 2015 | Governor | Bevin 65.8 - 30.8% |
| 2015 | Secretary of State | Knipper 66.5 - 33.5% |
| 2015 | Attorney General | Westerfield 61.6 - 38.4% |
| 2015 | Auditor of Public Accounts | Harmon 71.4 - 28.6% |
| 2015 | State Treasurer | Ball 74.1 - 25.9% |
| 2015 | Commissioner of Agriculture | Quarles 72.1 - 27.9% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 67.8 - 26.1% |
| 2016 | Senator | Paul 73.3 - 26.7% |
| 2019 | Governor | Bevin 56.2 - 41.4% |
| 2019 | Secretary of State | Adams 62.3 - 37.7% |
| 2019 | Attorney General | Cameron 67.7 - 32.3% |
| 2019 | Auditor of Public Accounts | Harmon 63.6 - 31.5% |
| 2019 | State Treasurer | Ball 69.2 - 30.8% |
| 2019 | Commissioner of Agriculture | Quarles 64.8 - 30.3% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 66.9 - 31.2% |
| 2020 | Senator | McConnell 62.3 - 33.5% |
| 2020 | Amendment 1 | 66.8 - 33.2% |
| 2020 | Amendment 2 | 70.4 - 29.6% |

### 2022 – present

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2022 | Senator | Paul 66.8 - 33.1% |
| 2022 | Amendment 1 | 51.4 - 48.6% |
| 2022 | Amendment 2 | 50.1 - 49.9% |
| 2023 | Governor | Cameron 54.5 - 45.5% |
| 2023 | Secretary of State | Adams 64.6 - 35.2% |
| 2023 | Attorney General | Coleman 63.0 - 37.0% |
| 2023 | Auditor of Public Accounts | Ball 66.0 - 34.0% |
| 2023 | State Treasurer | Metcalf 64.3 - 35.7% |
| 2023 | Commissioner of Agriculture | Shell 64.6 - 35.4% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 66.4 - 31.8% |
| 2024 | Amendment 1 | 67.6 - 32.4% |
| 2024 | Amendment 2 | 61.2 - 38.8% |

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Electoral history | District location |
| Donald Johnson (Newport) | Republican | January 1, 1964 – November 17, 1977 | Elected in 1963. Reelected in 1967. Reelected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Lost reelection. | 1964–1972 |
| Donald Johnson (Newport) | Republican | January 1, 1964 – November 17, 1977 | Elected in 1963. Reelected in 1967. Reelected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Lost reelection. | 1972–1974 |
| Donald Johnson (Newport) | Republican | January 1, 1964 – November 17, 1977 | Elected in 1963. Reelected in 1967. Reelected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Lost reelection. | 1974–1984 |
| Donald Johnson (Newport) | Democratic | November 17, 1977 – January 1, 1980 | Elected in 1963. Reelected in 1967. Reelected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Lost reelection. | 1974–1984 |
| Jim Bunning (Fort Thomas) | Republican | January 1, 1980 – January 1, 1984 | Elected in 1979. Retired to run for governor of Kentucky. | 1974–1984 |
| Art Schmidt (Cold Spring) | Republican | January 1, 1984 – January 1, 1993 | Elected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Retired. | 1984–1993 Bracken, Campbell, and Pendleton (part) Counties. |
| Dick Roeding (Lakeside Park) | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2009 | Redistricted from the 24th district and reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Retired. | 1993–1997 |
| Dick Roeding (Lakeside Park) | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2009 | Redistricted from the 24th district and reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Retired. | 1997–2003 |
| Dick Roeding (Lakeside Park) | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2009 | Redistricted from the 24th district and reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Retired. | 2003–2015 |
| John Schickel (Union) | Republican | January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2025 | Elected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Retired. | 2003–2015 |
| John Schickel (Union) | Republican | January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2025 | Elected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Retired. | 2015–2023 |
| John Schickel (Union) | Republican | January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2025 | Elected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Retired. | 2023–present |
| Steve Rawlings (Burlington) | Republican | January 1, 2025 – present | Elected in 2024. | 2023–present |