1969Final results
1969 election for Kentucky Senate District 12
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
C. Gibson Downing (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Gene Craven (R) by 3.3 points.
C. Gibson DowningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%10,672
Gene CravenRepublican
48.3%9,981
20,653 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1969
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET