1973Final results
1973 election for Kentucky Senate District 12
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Joe Graves (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating William McCann (D) by 8.3 points.
Joe GravesRepublican · winner
54.2%13,458
William McCannDemocrat
45.8%11,392
24,850 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1973
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET