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1986Final results

1986 election for Kentucky House District 40

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Jerry Bronger (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Anne Emmert Cobb (R) by 47.6 points.

Jerry BrongerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%4,317
26.1%1,528
5,856 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+40.51977D+43.31979D+45.41981D+47.61986D+49.91990D+49.61992

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