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1979Final results

1979 primary for Kentucky Senate District 37

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

A. D. Yocom (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Jean Rufra (D) by 9.6 points.

A. D. YocomDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%4,085
Jean RufraDemocrat
45.2%3,371
7,456 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET