1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 election for Kentucky House District 87
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
George E. Stewart (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating John W. Rowland (R) by 3.7 points.
George E. StewartDemocrat · winner
51.8%6,001
John W. RowlandRepublican · incumbent
48.2%5,573
11,574 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