1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky House District 73
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Paul W. Richardson (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating C. R. Smith (R) by 46.3 points.
Paul W. RichardsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%6,651
C. R. SmithRepublican
26.8%2,440
9,091 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