1981Final results
1981 election for Kentucky Senate District 4
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Henry C. Lackey (D) won with 80.1% of the vote, defeating David W. Perdue (R) by 60.3 points.
Henry C. LackeyDemocrat · winner
80.1%14,245
David W. PerdueRepublican
19.9%3,532
17,777 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