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Kentucky's 23rd
State Senate district
Kentucky's 23rd; State Senate district
Senator
	Christian McDaniel; R–Ryland Heights
	since January 1, 2013
Registration	44.8% Republican; 38.2% Democratic; 16.1% No party preference
Demographics	84.3% White; 4.5% Black; 5.3% Hispanic; 1.2% Asian; 0.1% Native American; 0.3% Other; 4.4% Multiracial
Population (2023)	123,471
Registered voters (2025)	107,727

Kentucky's 23rd Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. It comprises part of Kenton County. It has been represented by Christian McDaniel (R–Ryland Heights) since 2013.^[1] As of 2023, the district had a population of 123,471.^[2]

Voter registration

On January 1, 2025, the district had 107,727 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
Party		Voters	%
	Republican	48,299	44.83
	Democratic	41,101	38.15
	Independent	7,513	6.97
	Libertarian	709	0.66
	Green	148	0.14
	Constitution	41	0.04
	Socialist Workers	37	0.03
	Reform	5	0.00
	"Other"	9,874	9.17
Total		107,727	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Year	Office	Results^[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 56.6 - 43.4%
	Amendment 1	50.7 - 49.3%
	Amendment 2	56.2 - 43.8%
2023	Governor	Beshear 55.2 - 44.8%
	Secretary of State	Adams 52.7 - 47.2%
	Attorney General	Coleman 52.7 - 47.3%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 55.1 - 44.9%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 53.7 - 46.3%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 54.1 - 45.9%
2024	President	Trump 56.6 - 41.4%
	Amendment 1	65.0 - 35.0%
	Amendment 2	59.5 - 40.5%

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Bill Engle (Hazard)	Democratic	January 1, 1964 – January 1, 1968	Elected in 1963. Retired.	1964–1972
Pearl Strong (Ary)	Democratic	January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1972	Elected in 1967. Redistricted to the 29th district and lost renomination.	1964–1972
Gus Sheehan (Covington)	Democratic	January 1, 1972 – January 1, 1989	Elected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Lost renomination.	1972–1974
				1974–1984
				1984–1993 Kenton (part) and Pendleton (part) Counties.
Joseph U. Meyer (Covington)	Democratic	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1997	Elected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Lost reelection.	1984–1993 Kenton (part) and Pendleton (part) Counties.
Joseph U. Meyer (Covington)	Democratic	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1997	Elected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Lost reelection.	1993–1997
Jack Westwood (Erlanger)	Republican	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2013	Elected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Retired.	1997–2003
Jack Westwood (Erlanger)	Republican	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2013		2003–2015
Christian McDaniel (Ryland Heights)	Republican	January 1, 2013 – present	Elected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Reelected in 2024.	2003–2015
				2015–2023
				2023–present

^ 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.