Kentucky's 32nd Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox legislative district
|state = Kentucky
|district = 32
|chamber = Senate
|image = 350px
|representative = Mike Wilson
|party = Republican
|residence = Bowling Green
|incumbentsince = January 1, 2011
|Democratic = 40.8
|Republican = 47.9
|NPP = 10.6
|percent_white = 81.9
|percent_black = 5.6
|percent_hispanic = 4.7
|percent_asian = 3.2
|percent_native_american = 0.1
|percent_pacific_islander = 0.4
|percent_multiracial = 3.9
|percent_other_race = 0.2
|population = 128,080
|population_year = 2023
|registered = 91,521
|registered_year = 2025
}}
Kentucky's 32nd Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the southern part of the state, it comprises the counties of Logan, Simpson, Todd, and part of Warren. It has been represented by Mike Wilson (R–Bowling Green) since 2011.{{Cite web |url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=132 |title=Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission |website=legislature.ky.gov |language=en |access-date=June 23, 2024}} As of 2023, the district had a population of 128,080.{{Cite web |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/61000US21032-state-senate-district-32-ky/ |title=Census profile: State Senate District 32, KY |website=Census Reporter |language=en |access-date=January 10, 2025}}
Voter registration
On January 1, 2025, the district had 91,521 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |Registration |
|---|
| Voters
!% |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party of Kentucky}}" |
| style="text-align:right;"|43,854 | style="text-align:right;"|47.92 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Kentucky Democratic Party}}" |
| style="text-align:right;"|37,343 | style="text-align:right;"|40.80 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| style="text-align:right;"|4,488 | style="text-align:right;"|4.90 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}" |
| style="text-align:right;"|514 | style="text-align:right;"|0.56 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Green Party of the United States}}" |
| style="text-align:right;"|75 | style="text-align:right;"|0.08 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Constitution Party (United States)}}" |
| style="text-align:right;"|53 | style="text-align:right;"|0.06 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Socialist Workers Party (United States)}}" |
| style="text-align:right;"|12 | style="text-align:right;"|0.01 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Reform Party of the United States of America}}" |
| style="text-align:right;"|5 | style="text-align:right;"|0.01 |
| | "Other"
| style="text-align:right;"|5,177 | style="text-align:right;"|5.66 |
| colspan="2" |Total
| style="text-align:right;"|91,521 | style="text-align:right;"|100.00 |
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://elect.ky.gov/Resources/Documents/voterstatsdistrict-December%202024.pdf Kentucky State Board of Elections] |
Election results from statewide races
= 2014 – 2020 =
| class=wikitable
! Year ! Office ! Results{{efn|name=elections|Figures presented in this table are calculated by summing [https://elect.ky.gov/results/Pages/default.aspx precinct election results] published by the Kentucky State Board of Elections, using [https://elect.ky.gov/Resources/Pages/Registration-Statistics.aspx precinct data] that list each precinct's senatorial district.}} |
| 2014
| Senator | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | McConnell 58.7 - 38.2% |
|---|
| rowspan=6 | 2015
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Bevin 55.2 - 41.6% |
| Secretary of State
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Knipper 52.5 - 47.5% |
| Attorney General
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Westerfield 52.7 - 47.3% |
| Auditor of Public Accounts
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Harmon 57.3 - 42.7% |
| State Treasurer
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Ball 65.5 - 34.5% |
| Commissioner of Agriculture
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Quarles 63.6 - 36.4% |
| rowspan=2 | 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 59.2 - 35.0% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Paul 60.3 - 39.7% |
| rowspan=6 | 2019
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Beshear 50.8 - 47.6% |
| Secretary of State
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Adams 54.3 - 45.7% |
| Attorney General
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Cameron 56.5 - 43.5% |
| Auditor of Public Accounts
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Harmon 54.8 - 41.7% |
| State Treasurer
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Ball 61.4 - 38.6% |
| Commissioner of Agriculture
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Quarles 57.8 - 39.0% |
| rowspan=4 | 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 57.4 - 40.6% |
| Senator
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | McConnell 53.6 - 42.1% |
| Amendment 1
| {{ya}} 64.3 - 35.7% |
| Amendment 2
| {{na}} 66.7 - 33.3% |
= 2022 – present =
| class=wikitable
! Year ! Office ! Results{{efn|name=elections}} |
| rowspan=3 | 2022
| Senator | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Paul 66.8 - 33.2% |
|---|
| Amendment 1
| {{ya}} 53.1 - 46.9% |
| Amendment 2
| {{ya}} 53.0 - 47.0% |
| rowspan=6 | 2023
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Cameron 55.1 - 44.9% |
| Secretary of State
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Adams 66.1 - 33.9% |
| Attorney General
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Coleman 63.9 - 36.1% |
| Auditor of Public Accounts
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Ball 66.3 - 33.7% |
| State Treasurer
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Metcalf 63.5 - 36.5% |
| Commissioner of Agriculture
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Shell 66.0 - 34.0% |
| rowspan=3 | 2024
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 68.6 - 29.9% |
| Amendment 1
| {{ya}} 64.9 - 35.1% |
| Amendment 2
| {{na}} 64.8 - 35.2% |
List of members representing the district
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Member ! Party ! Years ! Electoral history ! District location |
| style="height:4em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | Ray B. White | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 1970 – | rowspan=2 | Elected in 1969. | 1964–1972 |
| style="height:4em"
| 1972–1974 |
| style="height:4em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | Frank Miller | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | rowspan=2 nowrap | January 1, 1974 – | rowspan=2 | Elected in 1973. | 1974–1984 |
| style="height:4em"
| rowspan=2 | 1984–1993 |
| style="height:4em"
| rowspan=3 align=left | Nicholas Kafoglis | rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | rowspan=3 nowrap |January 1, 1987 – | rowspan=3 | Elected in 1986. |
| style="height:4em"
| 1993–1997 |
| style="height:4em"
| rowspan=2 | 1997–2003 |
| style="height:4em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | Brett Guthrie | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | rowspan=2 nowrap |January 1, 1999 – | rowspan=2 | Elected in 1998. |
| style="height:4em"
| rowspan=3 | 2003–2015 |
| style="height:4em"
| align=left | Mike Reynolds | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | nowrap | February 17, 2009 – | Elected to finish Guthrie's term. |
| style="height:4em"
| rowspan=3 align=left | Mike Wilson | rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | rowspan=3 nowrap | January 1, 2011 – | rowspan=3 | Elected in 2010. |
| style="height:4em"
| 2015–2023 |
| style="height:4em"
| 2023–present |
Elections
= 2022 =
{{Main|2022 Kentucky Senate election}}
= 2018 =
{{Main|2018 Kentucky Senate election}}
= 2014 =
{{Main|2014 Kentucky Senate election}}
= 2010 =
{{Main|2010 Kentucky Senate election}}
= 2009 special =
{{Main|2010 Kentucky Senate election#District 32 special}}
Notes
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