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1984Final results

1984 election for Kentucky House District 72

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Jim Lemaster (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Billy Joe Lucas (R) by 46.9 points.

Jim LemasterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%7,291
Billy Joe LucasRepublican
26.6%2,638
9,929 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+46.91984D+10.82004D+51.82006D+32.32010D+29.72014D+8.52016

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