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1986Final results

1986 election for Kentucky House District 28

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Bill Lile (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Thieneman Jr. (D) by 20.0 points.

Bill LileRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%4,960
40.0%3,307
8,269 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+22.41979D+23.41981R+11.81984R+20.01986R+31.11988R+35.81990

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