1986Final results
1986 election for Kentucky Senate District 22
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Bill Clouse (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating John Gillispie (R) by 26.7 points.
Bill ClouseDemocrat · winner
63.3%9,822
John GillispieRepublican
36.7%5,684
15,506 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