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1983 primary for Kentucky Senate District 23

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Gus Sheehan (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Ed Winterberg (D) by 13.4 points.

Gus SheehanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%5,679
43.3%4,341
10,020 votes

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