Kentucky's 27th Senate district

Kentucky's 27th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the central part of the state, it comprises the counties of Bourbon, Fleming, Harrison, Mason, Nicholas, Robertson, Rowan, and part of Fayette. It has been represented by Steve West (R–Paris) since 2015.^[1] As of 2023, the district had a population of 125,807.^[2]

Kentucky's 27th State Senate district
Senator	Steve West R–Paris since March 23, 2015
Registration	48.6% Democratic 41.7% Republican 9.2% No party preference
Demographics	85.8% White 6.0% Black 4.2% Hispanic 0.8% Asian 0.1% Native American 0.1% Other 3.0% Multiracial
Population (2023)	125,807
Registered voters (2025)	94,363

Voter registration

On January 1, 2025, the district had 94,363 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
		Voters	%
	Democratic	45,849	48.59
	Republican	39,372	41.72
	Independent	4,177	4.43
	Libertarian	389	0.41
	Green	59	0.06
	Constitution	34	0.04
	Socialist Workers	16	0.02
	Reform	2	0.00
	"Other"	4,465	4.73
Total		94,363	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Election results from statewide races

2014 – 2020

Year	Office	Results[a]
2014	Senator	McConnell 54.7 - 41.6%
2015	Governor	Bevin 51.7 - 44.7%
	Secretary of State	Grimes 54.9 - 45.1%
	Attorney General	Westerfield 50.1 - 49.9%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Edelen 51.3 - 48.7%
	State Treasurer	Ball 61.6 - 38.4%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 61.9 - 38.1%
2016	President	Trump 68.5 - 27.5%
	Senator	Paul 55.9 - 44.1%
2019	Governor	Bevin 52.6 - 45.4%
	Secretary of State	Adams 52.4 - 47.6%
	Attorney General	Cameron 61.1 - 38.9%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 61.1 - 36.2%
	State Treasurer	Ball 64.9 - 35.1%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 64.7 - 33.2%
2020	President	Trump 70.0 - 28.6%
	Senator	McConnell 64.2 - 31.4%
	Amendment 1	61.7 - 38.3%
	Amendment 2	67.4 - 32.6%

2022 – present

Year	Office	Results[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 61.2 - 38.8%
	Amendment 1	54.8 - 45.2%
	Amendment 2	56.2 - 43.8%
2023	Governor	Beshear 55.8 - 44.2%
	Secretary of State	Adams 59.4 - 40.6%
	Attorney General	Coleman 56.5 - 43.5%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 58.7 - 41.3%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 54.9 - 45.1%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 58.9 - 41.1%
2024	President	Trump 64.9 - 33.6%
	Amendment 1	61.0 - 39.0%
	Amendment 2	68.1 - 31.9%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Joe D. Stacy (West Liberty)	Democratic	January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1976	Elected in 1967. Reelected in 1971. Retired.	1964–1972
				1972–1974
				1974–1984
Woodrow Stamper (West Liberty)	Democratic	January 1, 1976 – January 1, 1984	Elected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Retired.
Woody May (West Liberty)	Democratic	January 1, 1984 – November 25, 1991	Elected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Resigned due to health issues.	1984–1993 Breathitt, Elliott, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Rowan, and Wolfe Counties.
Walter Blevins (Morehead)	Democratic	January 9, 1992 – January 4, 2015	Elected to finish May's term. Reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Resigned after being elected Judge/Executive of Rowan County.
				1993–1997
				1997–2003
				2003–2015
Steve West (Paris)	Republican	March 23, 2015 – present	Elected to finish Blevins's term. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Reelected in 2024.	2015–2023
				2023–present

Elections

2024

Main article: 2024 Kentucky Senate election

2020

Main article: 2020 Kentucky Senate election

2016

Main article: 2016 Kentucky Senate election

2015 special

Main article: 2016 Kentucky Senate election § District 27 special

2004

Main article: 2004 Kentucky Senate election

1996

Main article: 1996 Kentucky Senate election

Notes

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.