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1981Final results

1981 election for Kentucky House District 86

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Jimmy White (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Chester A. Hammons (R) by 41.4 points.

Jimmy WhiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%8,376
29.3%3,471
11,847 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+20.51975D+24.41977D+23.21979D+41.41981D+15.11984D+23.91986

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