1986Final results
1986 election for Kentucky Senate District 26
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Louis T. Peniston (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Paul W. Alexander (R) by 40.7 points.
Louis T. PenistonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%11,171
Paul W. AlexanderRepublican
29.7%4,709
15,880 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