1983 primaries · May 1, 1983
1983 Kentucky State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1983 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | Charles Gregory Higdon (D) | 29.7 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Joe Wright (D) | 33.0 | |
| SD-9 · Republican primary | Joe Lane Travis (R) | 2.4 | |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | David Pribble (D) | 14.3 | |
| SD-15 · Republican primary | John Rogers (R) | 26.7 | |
| SD-17 · Democratic primary | Charles W. Berger (D) | 14.8 | |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | Bill McGee (D) | 32.5 | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | Gus Sheehan (D) | 13.4 | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | David Lemaster (D) | 11.4 | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | Woodford F. May (D) | 1.8 | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | 8.6 | |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | Kelsey Friend (D) | 9.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-35 · Democratic primary | David K. Karem (D) | 59.7 | |
| SD-37 · Democratic primary | A. D. Yocom (D) | 4.3 |
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