1986Final resultsSpecial election
1986 special election for Kentucky Senate District 37
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Larry Saunders (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Dexter S. Wright (R) by 14.6 points.
Larry SaundersDemocrat · winner
56.6%11,732
Dexter S. WrightRepublican
41.9%8,702
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.5%311
20,745 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)