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1981Final results

1981 election for Kentucky Senate District 24

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Clyde Middleton (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Joe Vonlehman (D) by 29.9 points.

Clyde MiddletonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%15,241
35.1%8,230
23,471 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+36.51977R+29.91981D+1.01986R+20.31990R+13.01994R+44.31998

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