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1969Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1969 election for Kentucky Senate District 38

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Nicholas Baker (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Vernon C. McGinty (R) by 3.0 points.

Nicholas BakerDemocrat · winner
50.3%7,741
Vernon C. McGintyRepublican · incumbent
47.4%7,282
Louis GregoryOther party
2.3%354
15,377 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

EvenD+39.51977D+42.31981D+45.51986D+40.11990D+18.81994R+15.32002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Nicholas Baker (D)Vernon C. McGinty (R)

Also on the ballot: Louis Gregory (Other party), 2.3%