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1979Final results

1979 election for Kentucky House District 24

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Sam B. Thomas (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Ray Kenneth Keith (R) by 22.8 points.

Sam B. ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%7,227
38.6%4,539
11,766 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

EvenD+29.61973D+51.91975D+51.61977D+22.81979D+17.41984D+11.61996

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