1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Kentucky House District 15
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Charles Nelson (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating James C. Brown (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles NelsonDemocrat · winner
51.0%6,796
James C. BrownRepublican · incumbent
49.0%6,537
13,334 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET