1973Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1973 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 86
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Cecil Corm (R) won with 31.8% of the vote, defeating Howard West (R) by 0.2 points.
Cecil CormRepublican · winner
31.8%2,060
Howard WestRepublican · incumbent
31.6%2,046
Chester A. HammonsRepublican
24.4%1,580
Carl BowlingRepublican
12.2%793
6,479 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET