1981Final results
1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky Senate District 6
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Kenneth O. Gibson (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating David Harrison Dugger (D) by 32.1 points.
Kenneth O. GibsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%14,010
David Harrison DuggerDemocrat
29.7%6,730
Arthur Lee McLaughlinDemocrat
8.5%1,926
22,666 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET