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1984Final results

1984 election for Kentucky House District 97

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Ray Preston (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Robin T. Cooper (D) by 24.1 points.

Ray PrestonRepublican · winner
62.0%7,249
38.0%4,436
11,685 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

EvenR+10.51973R+22.81975R+17.81979R+24.11984R+16.31986R+6.61988

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