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1986Final results

1986 election for Kentucky House District 45

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Dottie Priddy (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Harold E. Bale (R) by 27.6 points.

Dottie PriddyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%3,284
Harold E. BaleRepublican
36.1%1,863
5,157 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+37.61979D+22.91981D+4.11984D+27.61986R+11.01990R+5.91992

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