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1977Final results

1977 election for Kentucky House District 66

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Elmer Dietz (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Barry Caldwell (R) by 0.3 points.

Elmer DietzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%2,565
Barry CaldwellRepublican
49.8%2,549
5,114 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+0.31977R+10.51979R+16.91981R+10.91984R+4.11986R+37.21988

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