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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Kentucky/KY-07
      1978·US House·Kentucky·District profile →

      Kentucky District 7 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Carl D Perkins
      76.5%51,559 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Granville Thomas
      23.5%15,861 votes
      Margin
      D+53.0
      67,420 total votes
      2 candidates67,420 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Carl D PerkinsDEM✓
      		DEM51,55976.5%
      Granville ThomasREP
      		REP15,86123.5%

      Seat History

      US House in Kentucky

      1990
      Carl C PerkinsDEM
      D+1.6
      1988
      Carl C PerkinsDEM
      D+17.4
      1986
      Carl C PerkinsDEM
      D+59.2
      1984
      Carl C PerkinsDEM
      D+47.3
      1982
      Carl D PerkinsDEM
      D+58.7
      Redistricted
      1980
      Carl D PerkinsDEM
      D+100.0
      1976
      Carl D PerkinsDEM
      D+46.5
      View all US House history for Kentucky →

      Candidates

      Carl D PerkinsDEM
      Record4W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      Granville ThomasREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

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