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Kentucky's 9th Senate district

American legislative district

Kentucky's 9th State Senate district
Senator	David P. Givens R–Greensburg since January 1, 2009
Registration	51.7% Republican 39.1% Democratic 8.6% No party preference
Demographics	84.2% White 6.0% Black 4.7% Hispanic 1.5% Asian 0.1% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2% Other 3.3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	123,208
Registered voters (June 2024)	85,659

Kentucky's 9th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the southern part of the state, it comprises the counties of Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, and part of Warren. It has been represented by David P. Givens (R–Greensburg) since 2009.^[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 123,208.^[2]

On July 1, 2024, the district had 85,659 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Year	Office	Results[a]
2014	Senator	McConnell 62.8 - 33.2%
2015	Governor	Bevin 62.0 - 34.8%
	Secretary of State	Knipper 57.7 - 42.3%
	Attorney General	Westerfield 59.9 - 40.1%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 63.9 - 36.1%
	State Treasurer	Ball 70.0 - 30.0%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 70.0 - 30.0%
2016	President	Trump 75.8 - 20.7%
	Senator	Paul 66.7 - 33.3%
2019	Governor	Bevin 61.8 - 36.3%
	Secretary of State	Adams 67.2 - 32.8%
	Attorney General	Cameron 70.5 - 29.5%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 68.8 - 28.6%
	State Treasurer	Ball 73.4 - 26.6%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 71.1 - 26.3%
2020	President	Trump 76.5 - 22.1%
	Senator	McConnell 70.1 - 24.9%
	Amendment 1	58.2 - 41.8%
	Amendment 2	66.7 - 33.3%

Year	Office	Results[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 71.5 - 28.5%
	Amendment 1	51.0 - 49.0%
	Amendment 2	55.6 - 44.4%
2023	Governor	Cameron 57.6 - 42.4%
	Secretary of State	Adams 69.9 - 30.0%
	Attorney General	Coleman 67.8 - 32.2%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 70.4 - 29.6%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 66.5 - 33.5%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 70.3 - 29.7%

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Walter Arnold Baker (Glasgow)	Republican	January 1, 1972 – June 15, 1981	Elected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Resigned to join the administration of Ronald Reagan.	1972–1974 Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Metcalfe, Monroe, and Simpson Counties.
				1974–1984
Joe Lane Travis (Glasgow)	Republican	November 1981 – January 1, 1989	Elected to finish Baker's term. Reelected in 1983. Lost renomination.
				1984–1993 Allen, Barren, Butler (part), Edmonson, Monroe, Ohio (part), and Simpson Counties.
Walter Arnold Baker (Glasgow)	Republican	January 1, 1989 – April 15, 1996	Elected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Resigned to become a Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.
				1993–1997
Richie Sanders (Smiths Grove)	Republican	June 1996 – January 1, 2009	Elected to finish Baker's term. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Retired.
				1997–2003
				2003–2015
David P. Givens (Greensburg)	Republican	January 1, 2009 – present	Elected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020.
				2015–2023
				2023–present