1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky House District 38
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Dexter S. Wright (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Col R. K. Walker (D) by 3.4 points.
Dexter S. WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%3,659
Col R. K. WalkerDemocrat
48.3%3,418
7,077 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