1971Final results

1971 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 15

Name: 1971 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 15
Start: 1971-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Billy Paxton (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Watkins (D) by 15.9 points.

Billy PaxtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

58.0%2,598

42.0%1,884

4,482 votes

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