1981Final results
1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 26
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Virgil Pearman (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Lenn Lee Nelson (D) by 27.5 points.
Virgil PearmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%2,527
Lenn Lee NelsonDemocrat
36.2%1,436
3,963 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET