1983Final results

1983 election for Kentucky Senate District 35

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

David K. Karem (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating E. Bruce Blythe Jr. (R) by 22.6 points.

David K. KaremDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%21,431
38.7%13,543
34,974 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

EvenD+43.31979D+22.61983D+43.91992D+30.71996D+40.22000D+55.52004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET