1981Final results

1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 39

Name: 1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 39
Start: 1981-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Ben Handy (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Mel Young (D) by 32.0 points.

Ben HandyDemocrat · winner

66.0%1,448

34.0%746

2,194 votes

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