1973Final results
1973 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 53
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Randolph Smith (R) won with 30.3% of the vote, defeating Claude R. Willen (R) by 5.5 points.
Randolph SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.3%2,232
Claude R. WillenRepublican
24.8%1,825
Charles HardwickRepublican
22.5%1,658
Robert ParrishRepublican
22.3%1,640
7,355 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET