1971Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for Kentucky House District 78
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Larry Hopkins (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating William McCann (D) by 5.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Larry HopkinsRepublican · winner
51.5%4,748
William McCannDemocrat · incumbent
46.5%4,287
June GriffinOther party
2.0%187
9,222 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