1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 primary for Kentucky House District 5
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Kenneth Imes (D) won with 35.3% of the vote, defeating Guy Lovins (D) by 0.8 points.
Kenneth ImesDemocrat · winner
35.3%2,408
Guy LovinsDemocrat · incumbent
34.5%2,353
Ray RobertsDemocrat
30.2%2,056
6,817 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET