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1971Final results

1971 primary for Kentucky Senate District 7

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

W. L. Quinlan (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Harry A. Duckwall (D) by 23.3 points.

W. L. QuinlanDemocrat · winner
52.5%2,244
29.2%1,248
Gene WilsonDemocrat
18.3%783
4,275 votes

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