1977Final results
1977 election for Kentucky Senate District 12
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Larry Hopkins (R) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Julian W. Knippenberg (D) by 52.8 points.
Larry HopkinsRepublican · winner
76.4%18,895
Julian W. KnippenbergDemocrat
23.6%5,833
24,728 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 1977
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET