1981Final results
1981 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 17
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Willard Allen (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Theron Kessinger (R) by 46.7 points.
Willard AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.4%6,043
Theron KessingerRepublican
26.6%2,194
8,237 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET