1981Final results
1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky Senate District 26
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Louis T. Peniston (D) won with 27.4% of the vote, defeating John L. Ackman Jr. (D) by 2.7 points.
Louis T. PenistonDemocrat · winner
27.4%7,633
John L. Ackman Jr.Democrat
24.7%6,870
C. Michael FisherDemocrat
13.6%3,793
Henry BeachDemocrat
13.3%3,714
Roy SmithDemocrat
13.1%3,644
Edmund Weatherby IIIDemocrat
7.9%2,200
27,854 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET