1971Final results
1971 election for Kentucky House District 86
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Howard West (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Owen N. Cottrell (D) by 1.6 points.
Howard WestRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%5,022
Owen N. CottrellDemocrat
49.2%4,867
9,889 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