1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 31
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Tom Gates (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Ted B. Gordon (D) by 20.4 points.
Tom GatesDemocrat · winner
56.9%741
Ted B. GordonDemocrat
36.5%475
Calvin E. SmothersDemocrat
6.7%87
1,303 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET