1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 9

Name: 1988 Republican primary for Kentucky Senate District 9
Start: 1988-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Walter A. Baker (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Lane Travis (R) by 3.0 points.

Walter A. BakerRepublican · winner

51.5%1,935

Joe Lane TravisRepublican · incumbent

48.5%1,823

3,758 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET