1984Final results
1984 election for Kentucky House District 56
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Joe Barrows (D) won re-election with 53.1% of the vote, defeating John Gillispie (R) by 6.3 points.
Joe BarrowsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%6,036
John GillispieRepublican
46.9%5,323
11,359 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)