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1980 Kentucky U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 Kentucky U.S. House District 3 Election?

Romano L. Mazzoli won the 1980 Kentucky U.S. House District 3 Election. Romano L. Mazzoli received 85,873 popular votes (63.74%). The main challenger was Richard Cesler (34.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Mazzoli and Cesler

Mazzoli +29.1 pts · won by 39,192 votes
Romano L. MazzoliDemocraticWINNER63.74%
85,873 votes
Richard CeslerRepublican34.65%
46,681 votes
John Cumblercitizens0.94%
1,272 votes
Robert D. Vesselsamerican0.35%
468 votes
Henry Glover LogsdonIndependent0.32%
430 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.