1986Final results
1986 election for Kentucky Senate District 18
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Nelson Robert Allen (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Charles Borders (R) by 5.9 points.
Nelson Robert AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.9%11,427
Charles BordersRepublican
47.1%10,161
21,588 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