1984Final results
1984 Democratic primary for Kentucky House District 12
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Roy Joe Head (D) won with 34.0% of the vote, defeating J. Dorsey Ridley (D) by 6.3 points.
Roy Joe HeadDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.0%1,795
J. Dorsey RidleyDemocrat
27.8%1,465
Larry Gene CowanDemocrat
26.1%1,378
Kenneth W. HazelwoodDemocrat
12.0%635
5,273 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET