1973Final results
1973 primary for Kentucky Senate District 6
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Kenneth O. Gibson (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating James W. Smith (D) by 35.0 points.
Kenneth O. GibsonDemocrat · winner
57.1%9,136
James W. SmithDemocrat
22.0%3,529
Benjamin W. AshbyDemocrat
20.9%3,347
16,012 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET