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1978 Kentucky U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Kentucky U.S. House District 6 Election?

Larry J. Hopkins won the 1978 Kentucky U.S. House District 6 Election. Larry J. Hopkins received 52,092 popular votes (50.65%). The main challenger was Charles T. Easterly (46.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Hopkins and Easterly

Hopkins +4.5 pts · won by 4,656 votes
Larry J. HopkinsRepublicanWINNER50.65%
52,092 votes
Charles T. EasterlyDemocratic46.12%
47,436 votes
Lloyd K. RogersIndependent3.23%
3,323 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.