1971Final results
1971 primary for Kentucky Senate District 23
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Gus Sheehan (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Wayne Lunsford (D) by 5.6 points.
Gus SheehanDemocrat · winner
52.8%4,198
Wayne LunsfordDemocrat
47.2%3,754
7,952 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET