1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1973 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 16

Name: 1973 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 16
Start: 1973-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Lewis Foster (D) won with 48.4% of the vote, defeating George Street Boone (D) by 2.8 points.

Lewis FosterDemocrat · winner

48.4%4,307

George Street BooneDemocrat · incumbent

45.6%4,061

5.9%528

8,896 votes

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