1971Final results
1971 election for Kentucky Senate District 5
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Damon Majors (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating J. Henry Gibson (R) by 7.1 points.
Damon MajorsDemocrat · winner
53.5%13,632
J. Henry GibsonRepublican
46.5%11,835
25,467 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