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1977Final results

1977 election for Kentucky House District 29

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Al Bennett (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Marvin T. Kessinger (R) by 19.2 points.

Al BennettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%5,188
40.4%3,517
8,705 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+9.51973D+20.91975D+19.21977D+26.91979D+18.41981D+11.21984

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