1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky House District 31
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Mark Obrien (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Charles Ricketts (R) by 9.5 points.
Mark ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%6,964
Charles RickettsRepublican
45.3%5,761
12,725 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