1975Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Kentucky House District 38
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Dexter S. Wright (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Chandler (D) by 16.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dexter S. WrightRepublican · winner
58.1%4,421
Richard ChandlerDemocrat · incumbent
41.9%3,187
7,608 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET