1969Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1969 election for Kentucky Senate District 34
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Thomas J. Burch (D) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Walter S. Reichert (R) by 0.4 points.
Thomas J. BurchDemocrat · winner
49.1%16,228
Walter S. ReichertRepublican · incumbent
48.7%16,100
Alvin L. MartinOther party
2.2%727
33,055 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