1981Final results
1981 election for Kentucky House District 79
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Henry Clay List (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Helen P. Kendall (R) by 6.6 points.
Henry Clay ListDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%5,216
Helen P. KendallRepublican
46.7%4,573
9,789 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