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1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Kentucky Senate District 24

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

John Weaver (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Clyde Middleton (R) by 1.0 points.

John WeaverDemocrat · winner
50.5%11,234
Clyde MiddletonRepublican · incumbent
49.5%11,022
22,256 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

EvenR+36.51977R+29.91981D+1.01986R+20.31990R+13.01994R+44.31998

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