1981Final results
1981 election for Kentucky House District 59
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Bob Jones (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Vernon W. Cissell (R) by 37.1 points.
Bob JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.6%6,088
Vernon W. CissellRepublican
31.4%2,791
8,879 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