Kentucky State Senate District 30

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Brandon Smith Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Brandon SmithRepublican · Incumbent16 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Brandon Smith (Republican) won by 47.4 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Candidates on the ballot

Brandon SmithIncumbentRepublican

Party nominees only, not the certified ballot. This list may not include every candidate. See the official list at the Kentucky State Board of Elections

Source: web.sos.ky.gov, dated Oct 28

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Official results for Kentucky

History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 34,697
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBrandon SmithWon(incumbent)	Republican	25,58173.7%	73.7%
DemocraticSid Allen	Democratic	9,11626.3%	26.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,898
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBrandon SmithWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,74773.2%	73.2%
DemocraticPaula Clemons-Combs	Democratic	10,15126.8%	26.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,180
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2021)

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBrandon D. SmithWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,44773.8%	73.8%
DemocraticJordan Bowling Palmer	Democratic	9,73326.2%	26.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,050
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBrandon SmithWon	Republican	20,87067.2%	67.2%
DemocraticJohnnie L. Turner	Democratic	10,18032.8%	32.8%

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDaniel MongiardoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,510100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,176
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDaniel MongiardoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,77765.6%	65.6%
RepublicanJohnnie L. Turner	Republican	11,39934.4%	34.4%

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEd MillerWon	Democratic	15,64454.4%	54.4%
RepublicanEthyle Noel	Republican	13,11545.6%	45.6%

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDenny NunnelleyWon	Democratic	8,901100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,772
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1991)

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEd FordWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,06262.9%	62.9%
RepublicanElizabeth P. Davenport	Republican	7,71037.1%	37.1%

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEd FordWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,337100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,544
Election day: November 3, 1981
District map: Older district map (1973 to 1982)

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 1981, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEd FordWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,542100.0%	100.0%
OtherFred Laycock	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherJim Lemaster	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 1977, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEd FordWon	Democratic	16,046100.0%	100.0%
OtherCecil Murray	Other	20.0%	0.0%

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 1973, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticThomas M. WardWon	Democratic	8,871100.0%	100.0%

Kentucky Senate District 30, 1969 to 2022, 1969, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilson PalmerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,824100.0%	100.0%

1969 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Election Wrld. (2026). Kentucky State Senate District 30, election results 1969 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/ky/senate/30. Retrieved October 31, 2026.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026