1979Final results
1979 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 25
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Michael R. Dowling (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Clyde Vanhoose (R) by 8.6 points.
Michael R. DowlingRepublican · winner
54.3%2,614
Clyde VanhooseRepublican
45.7%2,200
4,814 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET