1971Final results
1971 election for Kentucky House District 97
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
L. T. Hardin (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Margaret Jenkins Wells (D) by 13.0 points.
L. T. HardinRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%5,612
Margaret Jenkins WellsDemocrat
43.5%4,325
9,937 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