1971Final results
1971 primary for Kentucky House District 97
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Margaret Jenkins Wells (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Claude Mollette (D) by 14.0 points.
Margaret Jenkins WellsDemocrat · winner
57.0%1,061
Claude MolletteDemocrat
43.0%800
1,861 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET