1981 general · November 3, 1981
1981 Kentucky State Senate election results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1981 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 38 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 9
Races21
Changed party0
Unopposed43%9 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 15 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Charles Gregory Higdon (D) | 14.1 | |
| SD-2 | Helen R. Garrett (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Henry C. Lackey (D) | 60.3 | |
| SD-6 | Kenneth O. Gibson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Delbert S. Murphy (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Joe Lane Travis (R) | 5.1 | |
| SD-10 | Joseph W. Prather (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Jack Trevey (R) | 45.2 | |
| SD-14 | Ed Odaniel (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Doug Moseley (R) | 9.8 | |
| SD-18 | Nelson Robert Allen (D) | 7.0 | |
| SD-20 | Fred F. Bradley (D) | 44.7 | |
| SD-22 | Robert R. Martin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Clyde Middleton (R) | 29.9 | |
| SD-26 | Louis T. Peniston (D) | 47.8 | |
| SD-28 | John A. Rose (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Ed Ford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Frank Miller (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Jon Ackerson (R) | 29.5 | |
| SD-36 | Eugene P. Stuart (R) | 32.7 | |
| SD-38 | Daniel J. Meyer (D) | 42.3 |
Kentucky State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner