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1973Final results

1973 election for Kentucky Senate District 38

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Nicholas Baker (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Broyles (R) by 37.5 points.

Nicholas BakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%12,980
Joe BroylesRepublican
31.2%5,899
18,879 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

EvenD+39.51977D+42.31981D+45.51986D+40.11990D+18.81994R+15.32002

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