DemocratNot in office · last served 1996Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Kelsey Friend
Last held office: Kentucky State Senate, District 31 (1988–1996). Ran in 9 elections between 1971 and 1992, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +28.3
- Won 1983
- Elections
- 9
- 1971–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Friend was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky State Senate, District 31Kentucky State Senate, District 31Kentucky State Senate, District 31
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Friend has run
Margin: how far Friend finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1983 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Gordon Potter (R) | 64.2% | D+28.3 |
| 1983 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | Primary | Won | John Doug Hays (D) | 54.6% | +9.2 |
| 1979 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | Primary | Lost | John Doug Hays (D) | 48.3% | −3.3 |
| 1975 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | Primary | Won | William M. Deskins (D) | 60.9% | +21.8 |
| 1971 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Hobert E. Potter (R) | 63.8% | D+27.7 |
| 1971 | Kentucky State Senate, District 31 | Primary | Won | F. M. Burke (D), Charlie Bob Robinson (D) | 55.2% | +14.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Friend has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 31 · 1988–1996
- Kentucky State Senate, District 31 · 1983–1987
- Kentucky State Senate, District 31 · 1971–1979
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Friend has run against
- Gordon Potter (R) · 1983 election, won
- Hobert E. Potter (R) · 1971 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive