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1981Final results

1981 election for Kentucky Senate District 16

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Doug Moseley (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Anna Mae Grider (D) by 9.8 points.

Doug MoseleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%18,068
45.1%14,845
32,913 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+9.81981R+11.31986R+43.62006

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