1981Final results
1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 55
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Tom Jones (D) won with 42.7% of the vote, defeating W. B. Wickliffe (D) by 2.9 points.
Tom JonesDemocrat · winner
42.7%3,699
W. B. WickliffeDemocrat
39.9%3,451
Dennis Lee WarfordDemocrat
15.2%1,314
Jimmy FarleyDemocrat
2.2%189
8,653 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Tom Jones (D)W. B. Wickliffe (D)Dennis Lee Warford (D)
Also on the ballot: Jimmy Farley (Democrat), 2.2%