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1978 Kentucky U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1978 Kentucky U.S. House District 4 Election?

M. Gene Snyder won the 1978 Kentucky U.S. House District 4 Election. M. Gene Snyder received 62,087 popular votes (65.84%). The main challenger was George Clarke Martin (34.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Snyder and Martin

Snyder +31.7 pts · won by 29,875 votes
M. Gene SnyderRepublicanWINNER65.84%
62,087 votes
George Clarke MartinDemocratic34.16%
32,212 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.