Party control of Kentucky state government

Party control in Kentucky
Governor	Democratic
Senate	Republican
House	Republican

Kentucky has a divided government. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor, while the Republican Party controls the offices of attorney general, secretary of state, and both chambers of the state legislature.

As of November 15, 2022, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

As of November 15, 2022, there are 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and 9 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.

A state government trifecta is a term to describe when one political party holds majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office. A state government triplex is a term to describe when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. To learn more about trifectas and triplexes, click here.

Current leadership of key offices[edit]

Governor

Andy Beshear (D)

President of the State Senate

Robert Stivers (R)

State Speaker of the House

David Osborne (R)

Historical party control[edit]

See also[edit]

• Kentucky
• Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government
• Who runs the states
• Who runs the states, Kentucky

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