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1981Final results

1981 election for Kentucky House District 66

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Barry Caldwell (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Elmer Dietz (D) by 16.9 points.

Barry CaldwellRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%3,876
Elmer DietzDemocrat
41.6%2,756
6,632 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+0.31977R+10.51979R+16.91981R+10.91984R+4.11986R+37.21988

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