1971Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1971 election for Kentucky House District 51
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Herman W. Ratliff (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating James R. Phillips (D) by 18.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Herman W. RatliffRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%7,127
James R. PhillipsDemocrat
40.8%4,916
12,043 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