1981Final results
1981 election for Kentucky Senate District 34
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Jon Ackerson (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Ruth Geoghegan (D) by 29.5 points.
Jon AckersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%20,914
Ruth GeogheganDemocrat
35.3%11,388
32,302 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