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1981Final results

1981 election for Kentucky Senate District 12

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Jack Trevey (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Ora Main (D) by 45.2 points.

Jack TreveyRepublican · winner
72.6%19,771
Ora MainDemocrat
27.4%7,463
27,235 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1981

Races before and after

EvenR+52.81977R+45.21981R+7.11994R+5.11998R+14.62002R+13.22006

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