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1984Final results

1984 election for Kentucky House District 44

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

James Bernard Yates (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Alan W. Johnson (R) by 42.2 points.

James Bernard YatesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%9,948
Alan W. JohnsonRepublican
28.9%4,045
13,993 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+36.51975D+43.21977D+29.61981D+42.21984D+51.61986D+54.81990

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