1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1971 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 56

Name: 1971 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 56
Start: 1971-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Victor Hellard (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating James T. Alexander (D) by 19.6 points.

Victor HellardDemocrat · winner

54.8%2,772

James T. AlexanderDemocrat · incumbent

35.2%1,780

10.1%509

5,061 votes

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