1979Final results
1979 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 11
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
David H. Thomason (D) won with 41.1% of the vote, defeating L. B. Lawton (D) by 21.0 points.
David H. ThomasonDemocrat · winner
41.1%2,920
L. B. LawtonDemocrat
20.2%1,433
Martha C. DearDemocrat
17.2%1,224
Louis A. BonnellDemocrat
11.5%814
Thomas W. ChildressDemocrat
9.9%706
7,097 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET