1983Final results
1983 primary for Kentucky Senate District 19
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Bill McGee (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Ruth Geoghegan (D) by 32.5 points.
Bill McGeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%5,722
Ruth GeogheganDemocrat
24.5%2,463
John F. HudakDemocrat
18.4%1,848
10,033 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET