1977Final results

1977 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 56

Name: 1977 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 56
Start: 1977-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

John V. Carpenter Jr. (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Custer Reynolds (D) by 35.8 points.

John V. Carpenter Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

67.9%4,696

32.1%2,219

6,915 votes

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