1977Final results
1977 election for Kentucky House District 55
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Forest Sale (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Johnny W. Metcalfe (R) by 35.7 points.
Forest SaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%5,723
Johnny W. MetcalfeRepublican
32.2%2,712
8,435 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