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1977Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1977 election for Kentucky House District 19

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Ronny Layman (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating G. W. Vincent (D) by 16.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ronny LaymanRepublican · winner
58.3%7,384
G. W. VincentDemocrat · incumbent
41.7%5,291
12,675 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

EvenD+7.41975R+16.51977R+16.21981R+25.41986R+32.11992D+1.41996

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