1983Final results
1983 election for Kentucky Senate District 31
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Kelsey Friend (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Gordon Potter (R) by 28.3 points.
Kelsey FriendDemocrat · winner
64.2%14,677
Gordon PotterRepublican
35.8%8,201
22,878 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