1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for Kentucky House District 55
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Forest Sale (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating James I. Osborne (R) by 3.7 points.
Forest SaleDemocrat · winner
51.8%4,951
James I. OsborneRepublican · incumbent
48.2%4,601
9,552 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