1971Final results

1971 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 5

Name: 1971 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 5
Start: 1971-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

J. Henry Gibson (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Rodney Lee Worley (R) by 5.2 points.

J. Henry GibsonRepublican · winner

52.6%1,826

47.4%1,645

3,471 votes

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