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1971Final results

1971 election for Kentucky House District 56

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Victor Hellard (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Arthur L. Lindsey (R) by 34.0 points.

Victor HellardDemocrat · winner
67.0%4,928
33.0%2,427
7,355 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+6.31984D+17.61990D+17.11992D+4.01996D+15.81998D+5.62000

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