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1976 Kentucky U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1976 Kentucky U.S. House District 7 Election?

Carl D. Perkins won the 1976 Kentucky U.S. House District 7 Election. Carl D. Perkins received 110,450 popular votes (73.23%). The main challenger was Granville Thomas (26.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Perkins and Thomas

Perkins +46.5 pts · won by 70,069 votes
Carl D. PerkinsDemocraticWINNER73.23%
110,450 votes
Granville ThomasRepublican26.77%
40,381 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.