1971 primaries · May 1, 1971
1971 Kentucky State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1971 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | Carroll Hubbard (D) | 63.0 | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Pat M. McCuiston (D) | 17.6 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Damon Majors (D) | 37.4 | |
| SD-5 · Republican primary | J. Henry Gibson (R) | 5.2 | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | W. L. Quinlan (D) | 23.3 | |
| SD-9 · Republican primary | Walter A. Baker (R) | 24.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-15 · Republican primary | Norman E. Farris (R) | 54.8 | |
| SD-17 · Democratic primary | Paul E. Braden (D) | 15.4 | |
| SD-17 · Republican primary | Denver C. Knuckles (R) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | Tom Mobley (D) | 7.0 | |
| SD-21 · Republican primary | Gene Huff (D) | 12.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | Gus Sheehan (D) | 5.6 | |
| SD-25 · Republican primary | Charles D. Wheeler (R) | 37.2 | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | Joe Stacy (D) | 16.9 | |
| SD-27 · Republican primary | Lawrence G. Hall (R) | 25.8 | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | John Chris Cornett (D) | 12.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | Kelsey Friend (D) | 14.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-33 · Democratic primary | Georgia Davis (D) | 32.9 | |
| SD-33 · Republican primary | Marvin Lee Drane (R) | 53.2 | |
| SD-37 · Democratic primary | A. D. Yocom (D) | 6.3 |
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