1979Final results
1979 primary for Kentucky Senate District 1
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Richard Weisenberger (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Forrest Burchard (D) by 55.2 points.
Richard WeisenbergerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.6%12,811
Forrest BurchardDemocrat
22.4%3,700
16,511 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET