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1986 election for Kentucky House District 15

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

James C. Brown (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Larry Draper (D) by 10.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

James C. BrownRepublican · winner
55.4%5,505
Larry DraperDemocrat
44.6%4,439
9,944 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+11.51973D+27.41975D+17.61981R+10.71986D+1.91988D+38.11992

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