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1969Final results

1969 election for Kentucky Senate District 8

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Delbert S. Murphy (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Casper Gardner (R) by 17.8 points.

Delbert S. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%11,994
Casper GardnerRepublican
41.1%8,368
20,362 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+19.01990D+12.51994D+25.41998D+8.32002R+3.32010R+16.42018

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