1971Final results
1971 primary for Kentucky Senate District 19
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Tom Mobley (D) won with 42.3% of the vote, defeating Judge Thomas Merrill (D) by 7.0 points.
Tom MobleyDemocrat · winner
42.3%1,646
Judge Thomas MerrillDemocrat
35.3%1,374
Edith M. WhitworthDemocrat
15.4%600
Robert Lee McGuireDemocrat
7.0%273
3,893 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET