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1977Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1977 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 22

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Billy D. Polston (R) won with 33.1% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Turner (R) by 1.8 points.

Billy D. PolstonRepublican · winner
33.1%2,240
Richard A. TurnerRepublican · incumbent
31.3%2,120
Wayne HowardRepublican
24.1%1,631
W. J. CannonRepublican
11.5%780
6,771 votes

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