1983Final results
1983 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 9
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Joe Lane Travis (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Walter A. Baker (R) by 2.4 points.
Joe Lane TravisRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%2,279
Walter A. BakerRepublican
48.8%2,170
4,449 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET