1977Final results
1977 election for Kentucky House District 21
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Buddy Adams (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Nellijean Kaelin (R) by 52.1 points.
Buddy AdamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.1%4,266
Nellijean KaelinRepublican
23.9%1,342
5,608 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 1977
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET