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1979Final results

1979 election for Kentucky House District 29

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Al Bennett (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Frank Longaker (R) by 26.9 points.

Al BennettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%5,349
Frank LongakerRepublican
36.6%3,082
8,431 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+9.51973D+20.91975D+19.21977D+26.91979D+18.41981D+11.21984

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