1979 primaries · May 1, 1979
1979 Kentucky primaries results
Every race on Kentucky's ballot in the 1979 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races73
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | Richard Weisenberger (D) | 55.2 | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Pat M. McCuiston (D) | 2.1 | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | Michael Moloney (D) | 62.5 | |
| SD-17 · Republican primary | Lakis Mavinidis (R) | 12.8 | |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | Bill Fibber (D) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-21 · Republican primary | Gene Huff (R) | 7.6 | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | Gus Sheehan (D) | 12.5 | |
| SD-25 · Republican primary | Michael R. Dowling (R) | 8.6 | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | Woodrow Stamper (D) | 32.5 | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | Benny Ray (D) | 12.5 | |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | John Doug Hays (D) | 3.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-33 · Democratic primary | Georgia Davis Powers (D) | 1.0 | |
| SD-37 · Democratic primary | A. D. Yocom (D) | 9.6 | |
| SD-37 · Republican primary | Barbara Sandusky (R) | 8.2 |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Lloyd Clapp (D) | 13.9 | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | Alice McNutt (D) | 46.3 | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Joel Ellington (D) | 10.9 | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | Freed Curd (D) | 19.0 | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | William T. Brinkley (D) | 45.7 | |
| HD-11 · Democratic primary | David H. Thomason (D) | 21.0 | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Roy Joe Head (D) | 11.2 | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Jody Richards (D) | 19.4 | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | Buddy Adams (D) | 7.3 | |
| HD-22 · Republican primary | Richard A. Turner (R) | 68.8 | |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | Sam B. Thomas (D) | 15.3 | |
| HD-28 · Republican primary | Raymond R. Oldham (R) | 1.4 | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | Gerta Bendl (D) | 61.4 | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Claudia Riner (D) | 16.5 | |
| HD-37 · Democratic primary | Paul Clark (D) | 9.1 | |
| HD-37 · Republican primary | Bill Ferguson (R) | 13.9 | |
| HD-39 · Republican primary | Gregory L. Price (R) | 17.8 | |
| HD-40 · Democratic primary | Jerry Bronger (D) | 41.3 | |
| HD-45 · Democratic primary | Dottie Priddy (D) | 35.3 | |
| HD-46 · Democratic primary | Bill Kellerman (D) | 11.4 | |
| HD-48 · Democratic primary | Ken E. Roberts (D) | 25.8 | |
| HD-48 · Republican primary | Louie Guenthner Jr. (R) | 24.2 | |
| HD-50 · Democratic primary | Kenny Rapier (D) | 47.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-53 · Republican primary | Richard Fryman (R) | 2.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-54 · Democratic primary | Joe Clarke (D) | 62.9 | |
| HD-56 · Democratic primary | Joe Barrows (D) | 5.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-57 · Democratic primary | C. M. Hancock (D) | 27.4 | |
| HD-60 · Republican primary | Billie Beach (R) | 11.8 | |
| HD-61 · Democratic primary | Clay Crupper (D) | 67.1 | |
| HD-62 · Democratic primary | Mark Farrow (D) | 1.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-65 · Democratic primary | John J. Isler (D) | 8.8 | |
| HD-66 · Democratic primary | Elmer Dietz (D) | 19.4 | |
| HD-67 · Democratic primary | Terry Mann (D) | 51.7 | |
| HD-73 · Democratic primary | Paul W. Richardson (D) | 10.6 | |
| HD-74 · Democratic primary | Adrian Arnold (D) | 32.6 | |
| HD-75 · Democratic primary | William Kenton (D) | 34.6 | |
| HD-76 · Democratic primary | Jerry Lundergan (D) | 61.0 | |
| HD-77 · Democratic primary | David Vanhorn (D) | 32.0 | |
| HD-80 · Republican primary | William Harold Demarcus (R) | 18.2 | |
| HD-81 · Democratic primary | Harry Moberly Jr. (D) | 7.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-82 · Republican primary | Elvin Elmer Patrick (R) | 28.2 | |
| HD-84 · Republican primary | Lloyd McKinney (R) | 0.1 | |
| HD-85 · Republican primary | Albert Robinson (R) | 2.8 | |
| HD-86 · Democratic primary | Jimmy White (D) | 66.3 | |
| HD-87 · Democratic primary | Stephen C. Cawood (D) | 20.0 | |
| HD-87 · Republican primary | John W. Rowland (R) | 6.6 | |
| HD-88 · Democratic primary | Roger Noe (D) | 37.1 | |
| HD-89 · Democratic primary | Russell Reynolds (D) | 27.4 | |
| HD-90 · Republican primary | Phillip Lewis (R) | 8.2 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-91 · Democratic primary | Hoover Dawahare (D) | 21.0 | |
| HD-92 · Democratic primary | Bill Weinberg (D) | 23.2 | |
| HD-93 · Democratic primary | N. Clayton Little (D) | 28.9 | |
| HD-94 · Democratic primary | Herbert J. Deskins Jr. (D) | 33.4 | |
| HD-95 · Democratic primary | Gregory D. Stumbo (D) | 7.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-96 · Democratic primary | J. E. Crum (D) | 23.6 | |
| HD-96 · Republican primary | George M. Plummer (R) | 24.7 | |
| HD-97 · Republican primary | W. D. Blair (R) | 13.5 | |
| HD-99 · Democratic primary | Ray O. Brown (D) | 35.3 | |
| HD-100 · Democratic primary | Stephen E. Gilmore (D) | 31.8 |
Kentucky
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner