1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 primary for Kentucky Senate District 31

Name: 1983 primary for Kentucky Senate District 31
Start: 1983-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Kelsey Friend (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating John Doug Hays (D) by 9.2 points.

Kelsey FriendDemocrat · winner

54.6%8,631

John Doug HaysDemocrat · incumbent

45.4%7,179

15,810 votes

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