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1984Final results

1984 election for Kentucky House District 12

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Roy Joe Head (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Arthur Lee McLaughlin (R) by 38.1 points.

Roy Joe HeadDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%8,213
31.0%3,682
11,895 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+19.92014R+22.42016R+27.52018R+53.12020R+55.02022R+59.72024

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