1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky House District 43
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Carl R. Hines (D) won with 86.8% of the vote, defeating Carol Dobson (R) by 73.5 points.
Carl R. HinesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.8%4,140
Carol DobsonRepublican
13.2%632
4,772 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