1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 81

Name: 1979 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 81
Start: 1979-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Harry Moberly Jr. (D) won with 47.0% of the vote, defeating Dwight Wells (D) by 7.3 points.

Harry Moberly Jr.Democrat · winner

47.0%2,300

Dwight WellsDemocrat · incumbent

39.7%1,941

13.3%649

4,890 votes

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