1973Final results
1973 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 50
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
John Hurst (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Marshall Royalty (D) by 31.4 points.
John HurstDemocrat · winner
56.0%3,773
Marshall RoyaltyDemocrat
24.6%1,656
Herman DriscollDemocrat
19.4%1,306
6,735 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET