1973Final results
1973 election for Kentucky Senate District 6
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Kenneth O. Gibson (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Arthur Lee McLaughlin (R) by 47.0 points.
Kenneth O. GibsonDemocrat · winner
73.5%11,605
Arthur Lee McLaughlinRepublican
26.5%4,180
15,785 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