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1979Final results

1979 election for Kentucky House District 97

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

W. D. Blair (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Roger Murray (D) by 17.8 points.

W. D. BlairRepublican · winner
58.9%5,354
Roger MurrayDemocrat
41.1%3,737
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

EvenR+10.51973R+22.81975R+17.81979R+24.11984R+16.31986R+6.61988

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