Williams wins reelection to Kentucky Senate District 20

Republican state Sen. Gex Williams won reelection to Kentucky's 20th Senate District on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Williams defeated Democrat Stella Pollard by 2,630 votes, according to unofficial results reported by LINK nky on Nov. 3. LINK nky cited reported statewide results from the Kentucky Secretary of State's website. Those results had not been certified as of publication.

Kentucky Senate District 20 — unofficial results

Source: LINK nky, citing Kentucky Secretary of State reported results as of Nov. 3, 2026. Results are unofficial and have not been certified.

Williams carried 53.4% of the vote to Pollard's 46.6%. The total of 38,956 votes is calculated from the two candidates' reported totals.

The 20th District covers portions of Boone and Kenton counties along with all of Carroll, Franklin, Gallatin and Owen counties. The race appeared on Boone County ballots for the Nov. 3 general election.

Williams, a Verona resident, first won the seat in the 2022 general election, defeating Democrat Teresa Barton. He returned to the Kentucky General Assembly after earlier stints in the state House from 1991 to 1992 and the state Senate from 1993 to 1998.

Williams has worked as an information technology consultant and software developer. He has focused much of his legislative work on government technology modernization and healthcare policy, particularly reforming Kentucky's certificate-of-need system, according to LINK nky.

The Senate contest was one of several races Boone County voters decided Nov. 3. We covered other local results on election night.

The Kentucky State Board of Elections posts live results at vrsws.sos.ky.gov.