1969Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1969 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 12

Name: 1969 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 12
Start: 1969-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Roy Joe Head (D) won with 33.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Hopkins (D) by 5.2 points.

Roy Joe HeadDemocrat · winner

33.8%2,169

Richard HopkinsDemocrat · incumbent

28.6%1,838

21.8%1,402

15.8%1,012

6,421 votes

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