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1971Final results

1971 election for Kentucky House District 7

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Joe McBride (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Donald W. Jones (R) by 16.0 points.

Joe McBrideDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%4,728
Donald W. JonesRepublican
42.0%3,425
8,153 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+8.21994D+8.02004Even2012R+7.12014R+26.02016R+23.12018

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