1988Final results
1988 election for Kentucky House District 17
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Willard Allen (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Joe Reat Haynes (D) by 22.6 points.
Willard AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%7,619
Joe Reat HaynesDemocrat
38.7%4,805
12,424 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