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1979Final results

1979 election for Kentucky House District 36

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Claudia Riner (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Stuart N. Pearlman (R) by 40.1 points.

Claudia RinerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%2,990
29.9%1,278
4,268 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+41.61973D+37.31975D+38.31977D+40.11979D+27.51981R+25.61984

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