1983 general · June 21, 1983
1983 Kentucky State Senate election results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1983 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 38 seats
After the electionD 28 · R 10
Races19
Changed party0
Unopposed47%9 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 14 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Charles Gregory Higdon (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Pat M. McCuiston (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Joe Wright (D) | 31.1 | |
| SD-7 | W. L. Quinlan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Joe Lane Travis (R) | 4.0 | |
| SD-11 | Arthur L. Schmidt (R) | 1.3 | |
| SD-13 | Michael Moloney (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | John Rogers (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Charles W. Berger (D) | 50.0 | |
| SD-19 | Harold Haering (R) | 3.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-21 | Gene Huff (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Gus Sheehan (D) | 8.5 | |
| SD-25 | David Lemaster (D) | 35.5 | |
| SD-27 | Woodford F. May (D) | 40.7 | |
| SD-29 | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Kelsey Friend (D) | 28.3 | |
| SD-33 | Georgia Davis Powers (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | David K. Karem (D) | 22.6 | |
| SD-37 | A. D. Yocom (D) | Unopposed |
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