1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Kentucky Senate District 5
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Joe Wright (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Chambliss (D) by 33.0 points.
Joe WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%8,416
Bob ChamblissDemocrat
33.5%4,237
12,653 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET