1973Final results
1973 primary for Kentucky Senate District 18
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Nelson Robert Allen (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Earl D. Jones (D) by 1.4 points.
Nelson Robert AllenDemocrat · winner
50.7%4,610
Earl D. JonesDemocrat
49.3%4,480
9,090 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET