1977Final results
1977 election for Kentucky House District 17
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Willard Allen (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John R. Parker (D) by 5.9 points.
Willard AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%6,414
John R. ParkerDemocrat
47.0%5,698
12,112 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 1977
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET