1979Final results
1979 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 17
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Lakis Mavinidis (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Denver C. Knuckles (R) by 12.8 points.
Lakis MavinidisRepublican · winner
56.4%2,870
Denver C. KnucklesRepublican
43.6%2,218
5,088 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET