1983Final results
1983 election for Kentucky Senate District 23
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Gus Sheehan (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Barry Caldwell (R) by 8.5 points.
Gus SheehanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%11,669
Barry CaldwellRepublican
45.8%9,842
21,511 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET