1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky House District 40
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Jerry Bronger (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating George N. Wright (R) by 43.3 points.
Jerry BrongerDemocrat · winner
71.7%3,265
George N. WrightRepublican
28.3%1,291
4,556 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