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Kentucky's 19th Senate district

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Kentucky's 19th
State Senate district

Senator
  Cassie Chambers Armstrong
DLouisville
since March 2, 2023
Registration60.1% Democratic
28.1% Republican
11.2% No party preference
Demographics77.0% White
12.3% Black
5.3% Hispanic
2.3% Asian
0.3% Other
2.8% Multiracial
Population (2022)111,083
Registered voters (June 2024)94,950

Kentucky's 19th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. It comprises part of Jefferson County. It has been represented by Cassie Chambers Armstrong (DLouisville) since 2023.[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 111,083.[2]

Voter registration

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On July 1, 2024, the district had 94,950 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party Registration
Voters %
Democratic 57,046 60.08
Republican 26,718 28.14
Independent 4,985 5.25
Libertarian 402 0.42
Green 88 0.09
Socialist Workers 33 0.03
Constitution 28 0.03
Reform 6 0.01
"Other" 5,644 5.94
Total 94,950 100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Election results from statewide races

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2022 – present

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Year Office Results[a]
2022 Senator Booker 66.7 - 33.3%
Amendment 1 No 72.6 - 27.4%
Amendment 2 No 76.7 - 23.3%
2023 Governor Beshear 76.3 - 23.7%
Secretary of State Wheatley 63.9 - 36.1%
Attorney General Stevenson 68.5 - 31.5%
Auditor of Public Accounts Reeder 66.0 - 34.0%
State Treasurer Bowman 69.6 - 30.4%
Commissioner of Agriculture Enlow 68.0 - 32.0%

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Electoral history District location
Tom Mobley
(Louisville)
Democratic January 1, 1972 –
January 1, 1980
Elected in 1971.
Reelected in 1975.
Lost renomination.
1972–1974
1974–1984
Bill "Fibber" McGee
(Louisville)
Democratic January 1, 1980 –
January 1, 1984
Elected in 1979.
Lost reelection.
Harold Haering
(Louisville)
Republican January 1, 1984 –
January 1, 1989
Elected in 1983.
Lost reelection.
1984–1993
Jefferson County (part).
Tim Shaughnessy
(Louisville)
Democratic January 1, 1989 –
June 29, 2012
Elected in 1988.
Reelected in 1992.
Reelected in 1996.
Reelected in 2000.
Reelected in 2004.
Reelected in 2008.
Resigned.
1993–1997
1997–2003
2003–2015

Morgan McGarvey
(Louisville)
Democratic December 4, 2012 –
January 2, 2023
Elected to finish Shaughnessy's term
and also to the next term in 2012.
Reelected in 2016.
Reelected in 2020.
Resigned after being elected to
Kentucky's 3rd congressional district.
2015–2023
Cassie
Chambers Armstrong

(Louisville)
Democratic March 2, 2023 –
present
Elected to finish McGarvey's term. 2023–present

Elections

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2024

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2023 special

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2020

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2016

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2004

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1996

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Notes

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  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.

References

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  1. ^ "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Census profile: State Senate District 19, KY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 23, 2024.