1969Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1969 election for Kentucky House District 45
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Dottie Priddy (D) won with 47.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph H. Melton (R) by 2.4 points.
Dottie PriddyDemocrat · winner
47.4%5,985
Joseph H. MeltonRepublican · incumbent
45.0%5,680
Robert T. SaylorOther party
7.6%955
12,620 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1969
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET