1971Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1971 election for Kentucky House District 49
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Stuart Kelly (D) won with 94.6% of the vote, defeating Betty Collins (Oth) by 89.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Stuart KellyDemocrat · winner
94.6%4,205
Betty CollinsOther party
5.4%238
4,443 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