1971Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for Kentucky House District 63
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
William I. Schmaedecke (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Carl J. Ruh (D) by 3.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William I. SchmaedeckeRepublican · winner
51.8%4,674
Carl J. RuhDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%4,357
9,031 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