1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Kentucky Senate District 2
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Helen R. Garrett (D) won with 42.1% of the vote, defeating Mark P. Bryant (D) by 9.2 points.
Helen R. GarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
42.1%9,403
Mark P. BryantDemocrat
33.0%7,355
Joel EllingtonDemocrat
24.9%5,563
22,321 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET