1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 primary for Kentucky Senate District 31
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
John Doug Hays (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Kelsey Friend (D) by 3.3 points.
John Doug HaysDemocrat · winner
51.7%8,700
Kelsey FriendDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%8,138
16,838 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET