1971Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1971 election for Kentucky House District 53
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Randolph Smith (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Granville Littrell (D) by 18.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Randolph SmithRepublican · winner
59.1%8,023
Granville LittrellDemocrat
40.9%5,548
13,571 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