1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 election for Kentucky House District 38
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Richard Chandler (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Dexter S. Wright (R) by 4.1 points.
Richard ChandlerDemocrat · winner
52.1%4,671
Dexter S. WrightRepublican · incumbent
47.9%4,300
8,971 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET