1971Final results
1971 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 87
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
John W. Rowland (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating John Garfield Howard (R) by 11.3 points.
John W. RowlandRepublican · winner
52.7%1,879
John Garfield HowardRepublican
41.3%1,475
W. R. LundyRepublican
6.0%214
3,568 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET