1977Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1977 Democratic primary for Kentucky Senate District 28
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
John A. Rose (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Walter Strong (D) by 7.1 points.
John A. RoseDemocrat · winner
53.6%11,009
Walter StrongDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%9,544
20,553 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET