1986Final results
1986 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 97
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Ray Preston (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating W. D. Blair (R) by 44.4 points.
Ray PrestonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%1,194
W. D. BlairRepublican
24.0%419
Larry DutyRepublican
7.7%134
1,747 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET