Kentucky's 29th Senate district

Kentucky's 29th State Senate district
Senator	Scott Madon R–Pineville since January 1, 2025
Registration	51.3% Democratic 43.0% Republican 5.3% No party preference
Demographics	95.3% White 1.2% Black 0.7% Hispanic 0.3% Asian 0.1% Native American 0.2% Other 2.3% Multiracial
Population (2023)	120,597
Registered voters (2025)	92,497

Kentucky's 29th Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the eastern part of the state, it comprises the counties of Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, and Letcher. It has been represented by Scott Madon (R–Pineville) since 2025.^[1] As of 2023, the district had a population of 120,597.^[2]

On January 1, 2025, the district had 92,497 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Year	Office	Results[a]
2014	Senator	McConnell 61.1 - 35.6%
2015	Governor	Bevin 51.7 - 44.4%
	Secretary of State	Grimes 54.0 - 46.0%
	Attorney General	Beshear 54.4 - 45.6%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Edelen 54.6 - 45.4%
	State Treasurer	Nelson 50.4 - 49.6%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 54.3 - 45.7%
2016	President	Trump 77.7 - 19.4%
	Senator	Paul 60.3 - 39.7%
2019	Governor	Bevin 52.7 - 44.9%
	Secretary of State	Adams 58.6 - 41.4%
	Attorney General	Cameron 56.6 - 43.4%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 59.8 - 37.6%
	State Treasurer	Ball 66.8 - 33.2%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 59.7 - 37.9%
2020	President	Trump 78.7 - 20.1%
	Senator	McConnell 71.0 - 25.2%
	Amendment 1	52.7 - 47.3%
	Amendment 2	69.4 - 30.6%

Year	Office	Results[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 72.4 - 27.5%
	Amendment 1	54.7 - 45.3%
	Amendment 2	63.1 - 36.9%
2023	Governor	Cameron 52.0 - 48.0%
	Secretary of State	Adams 68.9 - 31.1%
	Attorney General	Coleman 67.4 - 32.6%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 71.6 - 28.4%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 64.7 - 35.3%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 69.0 - 31.0%
2024	President	Trump 82.0 - 16.7%
	Amendment 1	64.0 - 36.0%
	Amendment 2	64.8 - 35.2%

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Doug Hays (McDowell)	Democratic	January 1, 1944 – August 31, 1957	Elected in 1943. Reelected in 1947. Reelected in 1951. Reelected in 1955. Died.	1944–1964 Floyd, Knott, and Martin Counties.
Jerry F. Howell (Price)	Democratic	November 1957 – January 1, 1960	Elected to finish Hays's term. Retired.
Burnis T. Martin (Prestonburg)	Democratic	January 1, 1960 – January 1, 1964	Elected in 1959. Retired.
Fairis Johnson (Martin)	Democratic	January 1, 1964 – January 1, 1968	Elected in 1963. Retired.	1964–1972
Clifford B. Latta (Prestonburg)	Democratic	January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1972	Elected in 1967. Lost renomination.
John Chris Cornett (Hindman)	Democratic	January 1, 1972 – January 1, 1976	Elected in 1971. Retired.	1972–1974
				1974–1984
Jim Hammond (Martin)	Democratic	January 1, 1976 – January 1, 1980	Elected in 1975. Retired.
Benny Ray Bailey (Hindman)	Democratic	January 1, 1980 – January 1, 2001	Elected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Lost renomination.
				1984–1993 Floyd (part), Knott, Martin (part), and Perry (part) Counties.
				1993–1997
				1997–2003
Johnny Ray Turner (Drift)	Democratic	January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2021	Elected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Lost reelection.
				2003–2015
				2015–2023
Johnnie L. Turner (Harlan)	Republican	January 1, 2021 – October 22, 2024	Elected in 2020. Died.
				2023–present
Scott Madon (Pineville)	Republican	January 1, 2025 – present	Elected in 2024.