1986 primaries · May 1, 1986
1986 Kentucky State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1986 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Helen R. Garrett (D) | 9.2 | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | John W. Hall (D) | 1.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | William T. Brinkley (D) | 16.3 | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | Delbert S. Murphy (D) | 16.4 | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Virgil Pearman (D) | 34.3 | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Ed Odaniel (D) | 48.0 | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | David L. Williams (R) | 5.2 | |
| SD-18 · Democratic primary | Nelson Robert Allen (D) | 52.1 | |
| SD-22 · Democratic primary | Bill Clouse (D) | 2.3 | |
| SD-32 · Democratic primary | Nicholas Z. Kafoglis (D) | 7.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-34 · Republican primary | Landon C. Sexton (R) | 6.5 |
Kentucky State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner