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1981Final results

1981 election for Kentucky House District 36

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Tom Riner (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Stuart N. Pearlman (R) by 27.5 points.

Tom RinerDemocrat · winner
63.7%3,289
36.3%1,872
5,161 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+37.31975D+38.31977D+40.11979D+27.51981R+25.61984R+38.81986

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