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1979Final results

1979 election for Kentucky House District 53

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Richard Fryman (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Buford L. Taylor (D) by 33.9 points.

Richard FrymanRepublican · winner
66.9%8,083
33.1%3,992
12,075 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

EvenR+33.91979R+15.61988R+2.41998R+38.02012R+14.92014R+44.82016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET