1979 general · October 27, 1979
1979 Kentucky State Senate election results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1979 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 38 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 9
Races19
Changed party0
Unopposed47%9 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 15 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Richard Weisenberger (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Pat M. McCuiston (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Joe Wright (D) | 13.5 | |
| SD-7 | W. L. Quinlan (D) | 33.5 | |
| SD-9 | Walter A. Baker (R) | 33.8 | |
| SD-11 | Jim Bunning (R) | 1.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-13 | Michael Moloney (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | John Rogers (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Charles W. Berger (D) | 0.6 | |
| SD-19 | Bill McGee (D) | 25.7 | |
| SD-21 | Gene Huff (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Gus Sheehan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Lowell T. Hughes (D) | 6.2 | |
| SD-27 | Woodrow Stamper (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | John Doug Hays (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Georgia Davis Powers (D) | 74.7 | |
| SD-35 | David K. Karem (D) | 43.3 | |
| SD-37 | A. D. Yocom (D) | 30.4 |
Kentucky State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner