1977Final results
1977 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 16
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Lewis Foster (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating John Denton Dockins (D) by 13.2 points.
Lewis FosterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%4,938
John Denton DockinsDemocrat
43.4%3,786
8,724 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET