1977Final results
1977 election for Kentucky Senate District 18
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Nelson Robert Allen (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating George R. Hamm (R) by 13.9 points.
Nelson Robert AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%12,994
George R. HammRepublican
43.0%9,815
22,809 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