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1984 Kentucky U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1984 Kentucky U.S. House District 7 Election?

Carl C. Perkins won the 1984 Kentucky U.S. House District 7 Election. Carl C. Perkins received 122,679 popular votes (73.65%). The main challenger was Aubrey Aub Russell (26.35%).

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

Perkins +47.3 pts · won by 78,789 votes
Carl C. PerkinsDemocraticWINNER73.65%
122,679 votes
Aubrey Aub RussellRepublican26.35%
43,890 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.