RepublicanNot in office · last served 1979Last on a ballot: May 1981
Clay Gay
Last held office: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 (1973–1979). Ran in 10 elections between 1969 and 1981, winning 6.
- Elections
- 10
- 1969–1981
- Won
- 6
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gay was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gay has run
Margin: how far Gay finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Lost | Randy Moore (R), William H. Hudson (R) | 23.9% | −16.3 |
| 1979 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Lost | Phillip Lewis (R), Randy Moore (R), Robert Brewer Jr. (R) | 23.9% | −10.4 |
| 1977 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1977 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Randy Moore (R) | 54% | +7.9 |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Vernon Baker (R) | 60.5% | +21.0 |
| 1973 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1973 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Vernon Baker (R), Atwood Stivers (R) | 37.2% | +0.8 |
| 1971 | Kentucky State Senate, District 21 | Primary | Lost | Gene Huff (D), James C. Brock (R), Joe Tom Gregory (R) | 13.6% | −22.0 |
| 1969 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Lost | John E. White (R), Hargis Couch (R) | 34.5% | −6.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gay has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 90 · 1973–1979
Source: 99chambers results archive