1971Final results
1971 election for Kentucky Senate District 17
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Denver C. Knuckles (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Braden (D) by 9.8 points.
Denver C. KnucklesRepublican · winner
54.9%11,863
Paul E. BradenDemocrat
45.1%9,752
21,615 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 1971
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET