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1979Final results

1979 election for Kentucky Senate District 37

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

A. D. Yocom (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara Sandusky (R) by 30.4 points.

A. D. YocomDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%11,716
34.8%6,250
17,966 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

EvenD+30.41979D+14.61986 specialD+36.11988D+0.71992D+34.01996D+35.12000

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