1979 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election

1979 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 6, 1979
 
Nominee Martha Layne Collins Harold Rogers
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 543,176 316,718
Percentage 63.17% 36.83%
County results
Collins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Rogers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Thelma Stovall
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Martha Layne Collins
Democratic

The 1979 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1979, to elect the lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Thelma Stovall chose not to seek re-election to a second term, instead choosing to run for governor.

Kentucky Court of Appeals clerk Martha Layne Collins beat Republican nominee and commonwealth attorney for Pulaski and Rockcastle counties Harold Rogers. Just one year later, Rogers was elected to the United States House of Representatives for the state's fifth district.

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