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1979Final results

1979 election for Kentucky House District 98

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Ronald R. Cyrus (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Ethel Bush (R) by 31.1 points.

Ronald R. CyrusDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%6,498
Ethel BushRepublican
34.4%3,412
9,910 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1979

Races before and after

EvenD+40.71977D+31.11979D+38.51984D+30.21986R+11.91996R+16.81998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET