1979Final results
1979 election for Kentucky House District 86
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Jimmy White (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Charles G. Dixon (R) by 23.2 points.
Jimmy WhiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%6,215
Charles G. DixonRepublican
38.4%3,872
10,087 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