Kentucky's 3rd Senate district

Kentucky's 3rd State Senate district
Senator	Whitney Westerfield R–Fruit Hill since January 1, 2013
Registration	47.8% Democratic 41.5% Republican 9.9% No party preference
Demographics	74.8% White 13.5% Black 6.0% Hispanic 1.1% Asian 0.1% Native American 0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3% Other 4.1% Multiracial
Population (2022)	116,136
Registered voters (June 2024)	83,204

Kentucky's 3rd Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. Located in the western part of the state, it comprises the counties of Caldwell, Christian, and Muhlenberg. It has been represented by Whitney Westerfield (R–Fruit Hill) since 2013.^[1] As of 2022, the district had a population of 116,136.^[2]

On July 1, 2024, the district had 83,204 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Year	Office	Results[a]
2014	Senator	McConnell 61.6 - 35.3%
2015	Governor	Bevin 57.9 - 39.5%
	Secretary of State	Knipper 54.9 - 45.1%
	Attorney General	Westerfield 66.7 - 33.3%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 60.4 - 39.6%
	State Treasurer	Ball 62.5 - 37.5%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 65.0 - 35.0%
2016	President	Trump 67.5 - 29.1%
	Senator	Paul 67.6 - 32.4%
2019	Governor	Bevin 57.5 - 40.3%
	Secretary of State	Adams 63.0 - 37.0%
	Attorney General	Cameron 65.2 - 34.8%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Harmon 63.8 - 33.2%
	State Treasurer	Ball 66.6 - 33.4%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Quarles 64.9 - 32.5%
2020	President	Trump 67.8 - 30.3%
	Senator	McConnell 61.0 - 34.0%
	Amendment 1	64.7 - 35.3%
	Amendment 2	63.8 - 36.2%

Year	Office	Results[a]
2022	Senator	Paul 68.9 - 31.1%
	Amendment 1	55.8 - 44.2%
	Amendment 2	59.9 - 40.1%
2023	Governor	Cameron 56.4 - 43.6%
	Secretary of State	Adams 66.4 - 33.5%
	Attorney General	Coleman 64.8 - 35.2%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Ball 65.8 - 34.2%
	State Treasurer	Metcalf 63.6 - 36.4%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Shell 66.6 - 33.4%

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Pat McCuiston (Pembroke)	Democratic	January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1993	Elected in 1967. Reelected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Reelected in 1988. Lost renomination.	1964–1972 Calloway, Christian, and Trigg Counties.
				1972–1974
				1974–1984
				1984–1993 Butler (part), Christian, Muhlenberg (part), and Todd Counties.
Joey Pendleton (Hopkinsville)	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2013	Elected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Lost reelection.	1993–1995
				1995–1997
				1997–2003
				2003–2015
Whitney Westerfield (Fruit Hill)	Republican	January 1, 2013 – present	Elected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Retiring at end of term.
				2015–2023
				2023–present