1977Final results
1977 Democratic primary for Kentucky Senate District 30
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Ed Ford (D) won with 48.4% of the vote, defeating Wilson Palmer (D) by 9.4 points.
Ed FordDemocrat · winner
48.4%9,889
Wilson PalmerDemocrat
38.9%7,962
Roger B. SleddDemocrat
12.7%2,591
20,442 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET