1981Final results
1981 election for Kentucky Senate District 18
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Nelson Robert Allen (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Borders (R) by 7.0 points.
Nelson Robert AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%14,607
Charles BordersRepublican
46.5%12,685
27,292 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET