1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Kentucky Senate District 29
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Benny Ray Bailey (D) won with 46.2% of the vote, defeating John Raymond Turner (D) by 8.6 points.
Benny Ray BaileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.2%9,097
John Raymond TurnerDemocrat
37.6%7,410
Paul Preston BurchettDemocrat
16.2%3,197
19,704 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET