1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky House District 51
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Herman W. Ratliff (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Dempsey A. Kerr (D) by 19.5 points.
Herman W. RatliffRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%6,881
Dempsey A. KerrDemocrat
40.2%4,634
11,515 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