1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky Senate District 7
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
W. L. Quinlan (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Raymond Lamkin (R) by 33.5 points.
W. L. QuinlanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%12,730
Raymond LamkinRepublican
33.3%6,342
19,072 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