This is the 1971 race. The latest: 2026 →

1971Final results

1971 election for Kentucky House District 15

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Billy Paxton (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Raymond Withrow (R) by 19.7 points.

Billy PaxtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%5,672
Raymond WithrowRepublican
40.1%3,804
9,476 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 1971

Races before and after

EvenD+11.51973D+27.41975D+17.61981R+10.71986D+1.91988D+38.11992

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