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1977Final results

1977 election for Kentucky House District 20

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Jody Richards (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Gerri Simmons (R) by 47.0 points.

Jody RichardsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%4,926
Gerri SimmonsRepublican
26.5%1,775
6,701 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+47.01977D+28.51990D+21.92012D+26.72014D+16.52016D+7.02018

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