1981 primaries · May 1, 1981
1981 Kentucky State Senate primaries results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1981 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Helen R. Garrett (D) | 25.4 | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Henry C. Lackey (D) | 6.4 | |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | Kenneth O. Gibson (D) | 32.1 | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Ed Odaniel (D) | 38.6 | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | Doug Moseley (R) | 53.6 | |
| SD-18 · Democratic primary | Nelson Robert Allen (D) | 8.8 | |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | Fred F. Bradley (D) | 20.2 | |
| SD-22 · Democratic primary | Robert R. Martin (D) | 5.1 | |
| SD-26 · Democratic primary | Louis T. Peniston (D) | 2.7 | |
| SD-30 · Democratic primary | Ed Ford (D) | 8.1 |
Kentucky State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner