1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky Senate District 35
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
David K. Karem (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Frederick R. Greenwald (R) by 43.3 points.
David K. KaremDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%14,532
Frederick R. GreenwaldRepublican
28.4%5,755
20,287 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