1971 general · November 2, 1971
1971 Kentucky State Senate election results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1971 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 38 seats
After the electionD 28 · R 10
Races19
Changed party0
Unopposed37%7 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 14 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Carroll Hubbard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Pat M. McCuiston (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Damon Majors (D) | 7.1 | |
| SD-7 | W. L. Quinlan (D) | 8.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-9 | Walter A. Baker (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Donald L. Johnson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Michael Moloney (D) | 3.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-15 | Norman E. Farris (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Denver C. Knuckles (R) | 9.8 | |
| SD-19 | Tom Mobley (D) | 9.3 | |
| SD-21 | Gene Huff (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Gus Sheehan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Roy R. Ross (D) | 2.7 | |
| SD-27 | Joe Stacy (D) | 24.6 | |
| SD-29 | John Chris Cornett (D) | 32.5 | |
| SD-31 | Kelsey Friend (D) | 27.7 | |
| SD-33 | Georgia Davis (D) | 36.4 | |
| SD-35 | Lacey T. Smith (D) | 2.3 | |
| SD-37 | A. D. Yocom (D) | 7.7 |
Kentucky State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner