1981Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 71

Name: 1981 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 71
Start: 1981-05-01
Location: Kentucky

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Walter Blevins (D) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Woodford F. May (D) by 1.6 points.

Walter BlevinsDemocrat · winner

47.6%5,088

Woodford F. MayDemocrat · incumbent

46.0%4,922

6.4%684

10,694 votes

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