1977Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1977 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 53
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Randolph Smith (R) won with 26.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Parrish (R) by 1.0 points.
Randolph SmithRepublican · winner
26.0%2,176
Robert ParrishRepublican
25.0%2,090
Richard FrymanRepublican
20.6%1,727
Charles HardwickRepublican · incumbent
20.6%1,722
Cordell AlbertsonRepublican
5.6%467
Charles HellebuschRepublican
2.3%194
8,376 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Randolph Smith (R)Robert Parrish (R)Richard Fryman (R)Charles Hardwick (R)Cordell Albertson (R)
Also on the ballot: Charles Hellebusch (Republican), 2.3%