Kentucky's 3rd State Senate district
Senator	Craig Richardson R–Hopkinsville since January 1, 2025
Registration	46.4% Democratic 42.5% Republican 10.2% No party preference
Demographics	74.5% White 13.0% Black 6.1% Hispanic 1.0% Asian 0.1% Native American 0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2% Other 4.8% Multiracial
Population (2023)	115,942
Registered voters (2025)	85,011

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 Craig Richardson (R–Hopkinsville) since 2025.^[1] As of 2023, the district had a population of 115,942.^[2]

On January 1, 2025, the district had 85,011 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%
2024	President	Trump 71.4 - 27.3%
	Amendment 1	67.5 - 32.5%
	Amendment 2	61.6 - 38.4%

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.	1968–1972
				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 – January 1, 2025	Elected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Retired.
				2015–2023
				2023–present
Craig Richardson (Hopkinsville)	Republican	January 1, 2025 – present	Elected in 2024.