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1973Final results

1973 election for Kentucky House District 33

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Bob Benson (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating James Preston (R) by 31.6 points.

Bob BensonDemocrat · winner
65.8%8,229
James PrestonRepublican
34.2%4,275
12,504 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1973

Races before and after

EvenD+31.61973D+10.31975D+24.61977R+4.71979R+29.91981R+46.71984

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