1986Final results
1986 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 53
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Welby Hoover (R) won with 42.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Carroll (R) by 8.6 points.
Welby HooverRepublican · winner
42.0%2,667
Thomas E. CarrollRepublican
33.4%2,122
Richard FrymanRepublican
17.0%1,083
Quentin R. PerdewRepublican
7.6%485
6,357 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET