1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky Senate District 9
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Walter A. Baker (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating J. C. Carter (D) by 33.8 points.
Walter A. BakerRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%18,492
J. C. CarterDemocrat
33.1%9,145
27,637 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