1981Final resultsSpecial election
1981 special election for Kentucky Senate District 9
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Joe Lane Travis (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Doug Isenberg (D) by 5.1 points.
Joe Lane TravisRepublican · winner
52.6%7,537
Doug IsenbergDemocrat
47.4%6,802
14,339 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