1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 primary for Kentucky Senate District 31
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Kelsey Friend (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating F. M. Burke (D) by 14.0 points.
Kelsey FriendDemocrat · winner
55.2%7,088
F. M. BurkeDemocrat · incumbent
41.2%5,296
Charlie Bob RobinsonDemocrat
3.6%461
12,845 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET