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1977Final results

1977 primary for Kentucky Senate District 8

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Delbert S. Murphy (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Charles S. Wible (D) by 25.2 points.

Delbert S. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%9,593
37.4%5,731
15,324 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET