1973Final results
1973 election for Kentucky House District 97
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
L. T. Hardin (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Howard L. Hughes (D) by 10.5 points.
L. T. HardinRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%5,724
Howard L. HughesDemocrat
44.7%4,636
10,360 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