1973Final results
1973 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 87
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
John W. Rowland (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating James Carl Shumate (R) by 21.2 points.
John W. RowlandRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%2,900
James Carl ShumateRepublican
34.8%1,800
Roy CollettRepublican
9.2%477
5,177 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET