1981Final results
1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 12
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Roy Joe Head (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Philip Woodrow Thomas (D) by 28.4 points.
Roy Joe HeadDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%6,083
Philip Woodrow ThomasDemocrat
26.2%2,918
Roy Gene RogersDemocrat
19.3%2,146
11,147 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET