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1977Final results

1977 election for Kentucky House District 86

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Jimmy White (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Chester A. Hammons (R) by 24.4 points.

Jimmy WhiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%7,461
37.8%4,532
11,993 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+19.41973D+20.51975D+24.41977D+23.21979D+41.41981D+15.11984

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