1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky Senate District 25
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Lowell T. Hughes (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Dowling (R) by 6.2 points.
Lowell T. HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%12,511
Michael R. DowlingRepublican
46.9%11,040
23,551 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