1973Final results
1973 election for Kentucky Senate District 18
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Nelson Robert Allen (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Luther Plummer (R) by 7.8 points.
Nelson Robert AllenDemocrat · winner
53.9%12,429
Luther PlummerRepublican
46.1%10,626
23,055 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