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1969Final results

1969 election for Kentucky House District 71

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Sherman R. Arnett (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Kenneth E. Bland (R) by 3.2 points.

Sherman R. ArnettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%4,471
48.4%4,197
8,668 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

EvenD+3.21969D+24.21990R+56.92018R+55.42024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET