1980 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1980 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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Nominee Wendell Ford Mary Louise Foust Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 720,891 386,029 Percentage 65.13% 34.87%

County results Ford:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Foust:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election Wendell Ford Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Wendell Ford Democratic

The 1980 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1980, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Wendell Ford won re-election, defeating Republican nominee Mary Louise Foust.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Wendell Ford, incumbent Senator
• Flora Stuart

Results

Democratic Party primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendell Ford (incumbent)	188,047	86.96%
	Democratic	Flora Stuart	28,202	13.04%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mary Louise Foust, former state auditor ^[2]
• Granville Thomas
• Jackson Andrews
• Tommy Klein
• Yale Lubkin
• DeSota Vaught

Results

Republican Party primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Louise Foust	25,717	41.97%
	Republican	Granville Thomas	10,246	16.72%
	Republican	Jackson Andrews	8,382	13.68%
	Republican	Tommy Klein	6,418	10.47%
	Republican	Yale Lubkin	5,669	9.25%
	Republican	DeSota Vaught	4,848	7.91%

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendell Ford (incumbent)	720,891	65.13%
	Republican	Mary Louise Foust	386,029	34.87%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1980 United States Senate elections

References

1. "KY US Senate- D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
2. "History - Auditor of Public Accounts".
3. "KY US Senate- R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
4. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2022.