1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 17

Name: 1971 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 17
Start: 1971-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Denver C. Knuckles (R) won with 41.1% of the vote, defeating Charles B. Upton (R) by 0.3 points.

Denver C. KnucklesRepublican · winner

41.1%3,321

Charles B. UptonRepublican · incumbent

40.8%3,298

18.1%1,464

8,083 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET