1971Final results
1971 election for Kentucky House District 88
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Bert Pollitte (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating John D. Howard (R) by 22.4 points.
Bert PollitteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%5,066
John D. HowardRepublican
38.8%3,214
8,280 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