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2012Final results

2012 election for Kentucky House District 8

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

John C. Tilley (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Max Sturdivant Jr. (R) by 31.0 points.

John C. TilleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%10,461
34.5%5,507
15,968 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+8.31998D+1.42004D+4.92006D+31.02012R+3.72016R+4.62018

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