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1981Final results

1981 election for Kentucky House District 34

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Gerta Bendl (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating John Christopher Garrett (R) by 34.8 points.

Gerta BendlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%6,774
32.6%3,275
10,049 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

EvenD+27.51975D+35.71977D+16.31979D+34.81981D+11.51988D+19.91990

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