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2010Final results

2010 election for Kentucky House District 79

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Susan Westrom (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Thornsberry (Cst) by 45.1 points.

Susan WestromDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%7,226
27.5%2,737
9,963 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+16.51996D+1.61998D+12.72004D+8.62006D+10.42012D+22.92014

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