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1980 Kentucky U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Kentucky U.S. House District 6 Election?

Larry J. Hopkins won the 1980 Kentucky U.S. House District 6 Election. Larry J. Hopkins received 105,376 popular votes (58.85%). The main challenger was Tom Easterly (40.48%).

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

Hopkins +18.4 pts · won by 32,903 votes
Larry J. HopkinsRepublicanWINNER58.85%
105,376 votes
Tom EasterlyDemocratic40.48%
72,473 votes
Don Bertram PrattIndependent0.67%
1,202 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.