1969Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1969 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 16
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
James A. Hicks (R) won with 42.1% of the vote, defeating William C. Mann (R) by 22.7 points.
James A. HicksRepublican · winner
42.1%6,540
William C. MannRepublican · incumbent
19.3%3,005
Cecil T. PetettRepublican
15.7%2,436
T. M. WatsonRepublican
13.8%2,149
Frank C. SarlinRepublican
9.1%1,421
15,551 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET