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1986Final results

1986 election for Kentucky House District 19

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Ronny Layman (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Jennifer Searcy (D) by 25.4 points.

Ronny LaymanRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%4,341
37.3%2,585
6,926 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+7.41975R+16.51977R+16.21981R+25.41986R+32.11992D+1.41996

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