1977Final results
1977 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 12
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Roy Joe Head (D) won with 28.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Pruett (D) by 6.7 points.
Roy Joe HeadDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.5%2,648
Tom PruettDemocrat
21.9%2,029
Nathaniel S. GreenDemocrat
21.3%1,973
Elwood CookDemocrat
15.2%1,413
James GoochDemocrat
13.1%1,215
9,278 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET