1981Final results
1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky Senate District 18
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Nelson Robert Allen (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating R. C. McGuire Jr. (D) by 8.8 points.
Nelson Robert AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.6%8,217
R. C. McGuire Jr.Democrat
40.8%6,761
John A. BreslinDemocrat
9.5%1,574
16,552 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET