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1977Final results

1977 election for Kentucky House District 34

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Gerta Bendl (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Wade Lewis (R) by 35.7 points.

Gerta BendlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%6,467
Wade LewisRepublican
32.1%3,064
9,531 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+39.81973D+27.51975D+35.71977D+16.31979D+34.81981D+11.51988

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