his former lieutenant governor, Wetherby. In the general election, Cooper defeated Wetherby by 65,000 votes and Clements lost to Thruston Ballard Morton by about 7,000 votes. It was the first time Clements had lost a race in thirty years, and Kentucky Democrats would not elect a senator again for another sixteen years. After this defeat, Wetherby moved to Franklin County and secured a position at Brighton Engineering with help from his old primary opponent, Bill May. From 1964 to 1966, he was a delegate to an assembly charged with revising the state constitution. In 1965, May backed Wetherby in his campaign for the Kentucky Senate. He won the election, defeating the candidate favored by Chandler, and was chosen president of that body from 1966 to 1968. He was so effective in this position that the state's 1966 budget was debated for only ten days before passing by a vote of 31–5 in virtually the same form as it was presented. After his service in the state senate, Wetherby returned to Brighton Engineering, where he eventually became a vice-president. Wetherby died on March 27, 1994 of complications from a broken hip. He is buried at the Frankfort Cemetery. The administration building at Western Kentucky University and a gymnasium at Morehead State University were named in his honor. References Bibliography Further reading 1908 births 1994 deaths Burials at Frankfort Cemetery Democratic Party governors of Kentucky Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky Louisville Cardinals football players Kentucky lawyers Democratic Party Kentucky state senators Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky University of Louisville alumni 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians Southern Methodists American United Methodists Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Cardinals baseball players 20th-century Methodists