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1980 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Nominee
Wendell Ford
Mary Louise Foust
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
720,891
386,029
Percentage
65.13%
34.87%
County resultsFord : 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 [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Mary Louise Foust , former state Auditor[2]
Granville Thomas
Jackson Andrews
Tommy Klein
Yale Lubkin
DeSota Vaught
Results [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1980 United States Senate elections
References [ ]
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