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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Kentucky (District 07)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Carl Perkins*
(D)		 Robert Holcomb
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 94,84061.9% 58,28638.1% 00.0% 36,554 153,126
Total R vote: 58,286 (38.1%)      Total D vote: 94,840 (61.9%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Robert Holcomb 6,031 73.1%
2   Granville Thomas 2,215 26.9%
TOTAL VOTES 8,246  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Carl Perkins* 26,047 93.5%
2   Bessie Smith 1,815 6.5%
TOTAL VOTES 27,862