1971Final results

1971 primary for Kentucky Senate District 27

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Joe Stacy (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating John Raymond Turner (D) by 16.9 points.

Joe StacyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%7,440
40.5%5,254
Earle BachDemocrat
2.1%267
12,961 votes

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

The candidates

Joe Stacy (D)John Raymond Turner (D)

Also on the ballot: Earle Bach (Democrat), 2.1%