1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky Senate District 17
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Charles W. Berger (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Lakis Mavinidis (R) by 0.6 points.
Charles W. BergerDemocrat · winner
50.3%11,144
Lakis MavinidisRepublican
49.7%11,003
22,147 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET