1979Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Kentucky House District 22
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Richard A. Turner (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Buel E. Guy (D) by 16.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard A. TurnerRepublican · winner
58.2%6,259
Buel E. GuyDemocrat · incumbent
41.8%4,501
10,760 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET