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1975Final results

1975 election for Kentucky House District 78

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Larry Hopkins (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Joe Savage (D) by 13.6 points.

Larry HopkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%4,920
Joe SavageDemocrat
42.7%3,733
1.0%87
8,740 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

EvenR+13.61975R+14.91977R+31.91981R+63.31984D+10.31992R+5.41994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Larry Hopkins (R)Joe Savage (D)

Also on the ballot: Charles L. Christopher (Other party), 1.0%