1986Final results
1986 election for Kentucky House District 79
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Bill Lear (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Bernard E. McKeehan (R) by 45.9 points.
Bill LearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%6,196
Bernard E. McKeehanRepublican
27.1%2,299
8,495 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