In 2012, Legg withdrew from the Republican primary for the District 15 state Senate seat for Adair, Casey, Russell and Pulaski counties. Legg said that a redistricting order left doubt over what counties the district would include. The seat was vacated by Republican Vernie McGaha off Russell Spring in Russell County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.somerset-kentucky.com/news/local_news/legg-drops-out-of-senate-race/article_b567a8cb-6df5-5695-93ce-a1f8192426d4.html|title=Legg drops out of Senate race|author=Jeff Neal|publisher=''Somerset Commonwealth Journal''|date=March 2, 2012|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}</ref>Republican Chris Girdler, the deputy director for [[U.S. Representative]] Hal Rogers, went on to win the primary and the general election in Senate District 10. | In 2012, Legg withdrew from the Republican primary for the District 15 state Senate seat for Adair, Casey, Russell and Pulaski counties. Legg said that a redistricting order left doubt over what counties the district would include. The seat was vacated by Republican Vernie McGaha off Russell Spring in Russell County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.somerset-kentucky.com/news/local_news/legg-drops-out-of-senate-race/article_b567a8cb-6df5-5695-93ce-a1f8192426d4.html|title=Legg drops out of Senate race|author=Jeff Neal|publisher=''Somerset Commonwealth Journal''|date=March 2, 2012|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}</ref>Republican Chris Girdler, the deputy director for [[U.S. Representative]] Hal Rogers, went on to win the primary and the general election in Senate District 10. |