1983Final results
1983 election for Kentucky Senate District 5
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Joe Wright (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Mel J. Mangan (R) by 31.1 points.
Joe WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%15,334
Mel J. ManganRepublican
34.5%8,059
23,393 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