1981Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1981 election for Kentucky House District 32
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Fred Cowan (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating E. Bruce Blythe Jr. (R) by 10.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Fred CowanDemocrat · winner
55.3%7,106
E. Bruce Blythe Jr.Republican · incumbent
44.7%5,735
12,841 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 1981
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET