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1981Final results

1981 election for Kentucky House District 40

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Jerry Bronger (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating George N. Wright (R) by 45.4 points.

Jerry BrongerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%3,468
27.3%1,302
4,770 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+35.71975D+40.51977D+43.31979D+45.41981D+47.61986D+49.91990

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