Kentucky Total Vote Turnout '88-'84
Year Registered Voting %
1998 2,590,339 1,145,414 44.2187%
1994 2,132,152 827,541 38.8125%
458,187 317,873 5.4062%
Ken. Senate 98 Jim Bunning (R) Baesler (D) Arbegust (F) Senate 98
569,817 563,051 12,546 1,145,414 (1,145,414)
49.7477% 49.1570% 1.0953% Ind. total 12,546
Ken. Senate 86 Andrews (R) Ford (D) Senate 86 468,309
173,330 503,775 677,105
25.5987% 74.4013% Ind. total 0.0000%
Difference 396,487 59,276
Ky. House 1-98 Whitfield (R) Tom Barlow (D) Race Total
95,308 77,402 0 172,710
55.1838% 44.8162% 0.0000%
Ky. House 1-94 Whitfield (R) Barlow (D) Write-in 45,474
D to R 64,849 62,387 0 127,236
50.9675% 49.0325% 0.0000%
30,459 15,015 0
Ky. House 2-98 Ron Lewis (R) Bob Evans (D) Jim Ketchel (F) Race Total
113,285 62,848 1,833 177,966
63.6554% 35.3146% 1.0300%
Ky. House 2-94 Lewis (R) Atkisson (D) Write-in 26,564
D to R 90,535 60,867 0 151,402
59.7978% 40.2022% 0.0000%
22,750 1,981 1,833
Ky. House 3-98 Northup (R) Gorman (D) Metten (W) Race Total
100,690 92,865 1,881 195,436
51.5207% 47.5168% 0.9625%
Ky. House 3-94 Stokes (R) Ward (D) Lewis (Tax) Cohen (W-I) 42,913
67,238 67,663 17,591 31 152,523
44.0838% 44.3625% 11.5333% 0.0203%
33,452 25,202 (15,710) (31)
Ky. House 4-98 Williams (R) Ken Lucas (D) Race Total
R to D 81,547 93,485 175,032
46.5898% 53.4102%
Ky. House 4-94 Bunning (R) Skaggs (D) Write-in 44,620
96,695 33,717 0 130,412
74.1458% 25.8542% 0.0000%
(15,148) 59,768 (0)
Ky. House 5-98 Rogers (R) Bailey-Bamer (D) Write-in votes Race Total
142,215 39,585 0 181,800
78.2261% 21.7739% 0.0000%
Ky. House 5-94 Rogers (R) Blevins (D) Write-in votes 78,191
82,291 21,318 0 103,609
79.4246% 20.5754% 0.0000%
59,924 18,267 0
Ky. House 6-98 Fletcher (R) Scorsone (D) Krogdahl (T) Race Total
D to R 76,859 90,033 1,839 168,731
45.5512% 53.3589% 1.0899%
Ky. House 6-94 Wills (R) Baesler (D) Write-in 49,614
49,032 70,085 0 119,117
41.1629% 58.8371% 0.0000%
27,827 19,948 1,839
Total Kentucky
1998 609,904 456,218 5,553 0 0
1994 450,640 316,037 17,591 31 0 Ky. House 94 Ky. House 98
159,264 140,181 (12,038) (31) 0 784,299 1,071,675 287,376
Kentucky House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1998 5 1 0 0 0 0.0000%
1994 4 2 0 0 0 0.0000%
1 -1 0 0 0 0.0000%
Questions Yes No
Ky. ConAm 2 Exempt motor vehicles and other from property tax and exemption for disabled. bled. 678,141 78.6755% 183,806 861,947 0.5
Ky. ConAm 1 Allow General Assembly to meet for 25 days in odd-numbered years 413,143 48.9247% 431,304 844,447 1
Number 1 issue in 1998, change local gov't structure and financing. 273,142 53.9453% 233,189 506,331
Legislature Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
Ky. Senate 98 10 10 1 3 4 20.0000%
Ky. Senate 94 10 9 1 4 5 26.3158%
0 1 0 -1 -1 -6.3158%
Ky. Rep. 98 34 66 14 36 50 50.0000%
Ky. Rep. 94 37 63 19 49 68 68.0000%
-3 3 -5 -13 -18 -18.0000%

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