1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Kentucky House District 39
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
William R. Strong (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating John Paul Amis (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William R. StrongRepublican · winner
51.0%4,715
John Paul AmisDemocrat
49.0%4,526
9,241 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET