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1971Final results

1971 election for Kentucky House District 54

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Joe Clarke (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Lonnie Napier (R) by 16.4 points.

Joe ClarkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%5,529
Lonnie NapierRepublican
41.8%3,968
9,497 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+16.51990D+14.51998D+1.32000R+15.22002R+12.62004R+0.52006

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