1971Final results
1971 election for Kentucky Senate District 31
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Kelsey Friend (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Hobert E. Potter (R) by 27.7 points.
Kelsey FriendDemocrat · winner
63.8%15,637
Hobert E. PotterRepublican
36.2%8,862
24,499 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