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1977Final results

1977 election for Kentucky House District 31

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Mark Obrien (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Charles Ricketts (R) by 2.9 points.

Mark ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%6,295
48.6%5,942
12,237 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+10.41975D+2.91977D+9.51979D+8.41981D+18.01984D+24.91986

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