Kentucky's 2nd Senate district

Kentucky's 2nd Senatorial district is one of 38 districts of the Kentucky Senate. Located in the far west of the state, it comprises the counties of Ballard, Carlisle, Livingston, Marshall, and McCracken. It has been represented by Danny Carroll (R–Benton) since 2015. As of 2022, the district had a population of 120,783.

Kentucky's 2nd State Senate district
Senator	Danny Carroll R–Benton since January 1, 2015
Registration	45.8% Republican 44.5% Democratic 9.1% No party preference
Demographics	87.8% White 6.3% Black 2.4% Hispanic 0.7% Asian 0.2% Native American 0.1% Other 2.5% Multiracial
Population (2022)	120,783
Registered voters (June 2024)	101,912

Voter registration

On July 1, 2024, the district had 101,912 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
		Voters	%
	Republican	46,722	45.85
	Democratic	45,388	44.54
	Independent	3,894	3.82
	Libertarian	455	0.45
	Green	67	0.07
	Constitution	36	0.04
	Socialist Workers	12	0.01
	Reform	8	0.01
	"Other"	5,330	5.23
Total		101,912	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Election results from statewide races

2014 – 2020

Year	Office	Results
2014	Senator	McConnell 61.8 - 35.5%
2015	Governor	Bevin 56.4 - 40.7%
	Secretary of State	Knipper 53.5 - 46.5%
	Attorney General	Westerfield 52.7 - 47.3%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 55.9 - 44.1%
	State Treasurer	Ball 62.6 - 37.4%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 64.6 - 35.4%
2016	President	Trump 70.1 - 25.7%
	Senator	Paul 63.9 - 36.1%
2019	Governor	Bevin 58.9 - 39.3%
	Secretary of State	Adams 64.0 - 36.0%
	Attorney General	Cameron 64.2 - 35.8%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 62.4 - 34.2%
	State Treasurer	Ball 67.6 - 32.4%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 65.1 - 32.2%
2020	President	Trump 70.0 - 28.5%
	Senator	McConnell 66.2 - 30.4%
	Amendment 1	61.2 - 38.8%
	Amendment 2	70.2 - 29.8%

2022 – present

Year	Office	Results
2022	Senator	Paul 72.5 - 27.5%
	Amendment 1	55.7 - 44.3%
	Amendment 2	59.3 - 40.7%
2023	Governor	Cameron 57.2 - 42.8%
	Secretary of State	Adams 70.0 - 30.0%
	Attorney General	Coleman 67.7 - 32.3%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 70.2 - 29.8%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 66.3 - 33.7%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 69.2 - 30.8%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Tom Garrett (Paducah)	Democratic	January 1, 1962 – February 4, 1979	Elected in 1961. Reelected in 1965. Reelected in 1969. Reelected in 1973. Reelected in 1977. Died.	1944–1964 Ballard, Carlisle, Livingston, and McCracken Counties.
				1964–1972 Ballard, Livingston, and McCracken Counties.
				1972–1974 Ballard, Marshall, and McCracken Counties.
				1974–1984
Helen Garrett (Paducah)	Democratic	May 1979 – January 1, 1991	Elected to finish her husband's term. Reelected in 1981. Reelected in 1986. Lost renomination.
				1984–1993 Ballard, Marshall, and McCracken Counties.
Bob Leeper (Paducah)	Democratic	January 1, 1991 – August 22, 1999	Elected in 1990. Reelected in 1994. Reelected in 1998. Reelected in 2002. Reelected in 2006. Reelected in 2010. Retired to run for Judge/Executive of McCracken County.
				1993–1997
				1997–2003
	Republican	August 22, 1999 – January 11, 2005
				2003–2015
	Independent	January 11, 2005 – January 1, 2015
Danny Carroll (Benton)	Republican	January 1, 2015 – present	Elected in 2014. Reelected in 2018. Reelected in 2022.	2015–2023
				2023–present

Elections

2022

Main article: 2022 Kentucky Senate election

2018

Main article: 2018 Kentucky Senate election

2010

Main article: 2010 Kentucky Senate election