Kentucky's 7th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Kentucky's 7th congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Kentucky's 7th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	Carl D. Perkins	Democratic	100.0%	—
1978	Carl D. Perkins	Democratic	76.5%	53.0
1976	Carl D. Perkins	Democratic	73.2%	46.5

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
Carl D. Perkins Won	DEM	117,665	100.00%
Total		117,665

1978

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carl D. Perkins Won	DEM	51,559	76.47%
Granville Thomas	REP	15,861	23.53%
Total		67,420

1976

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carl D. Perkins Won	DEM	110,450	73.23%
Granville Thomas	REP	40,381	26.77%
Total		150,831

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Kentucky's 7th congressional district?

Carl D. Perkins won in 1980.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.