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1981Final results

1981 election for Kentucky House District 78

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Pat Freibert (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Neill Day (D) by 31.9 points.

Pat FreibertRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%7,872
Neill DayDemocrat
34.1%4,068
11,940 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

EvenR+13.61975R+14.91977R+31.91981R+63.31984D+10.31992R+5.41994

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