1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky House District 49
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Frank J. Smith (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Pauline Stratton Trageser (R) by 35.9 points.
Frank J. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%6,068
Pauline Stratton TrageserRepublican
32.0%2,862
8,930 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