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1986Final results

1986 election for Kentucky Senate District 38

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Daniel J. Meyer (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Leonard A. Sewell (R) by 45.5 points.

Daniel J. MeyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%12,397
27.2%4,635
17,050 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

EvenD+39.51977D+42.31981D+45.51986D+40.11990D+18.81994R+15.32002

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