1971Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1971 election for Kentucky House District 31
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Stanley A. Searcy (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Gates (D) by 5.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Stanley A. SearcyRepublican · winner
51.9%3,090
Tom GatesDemocrat
46.1%2,741
Janis WatsonOther party
2.0%119
5,950 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET