1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Kentucky House District 49
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
John Harper (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Smith (D) by 3.1 points.
John HarperRepublican · winner
51.6%6,106
Frank J. SmithDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%5,738
11,844 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET