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1988Final results

1988 election for Kentucky House District 42

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Leonard Gray (D) won with 82.6% of the vote, defeating Phillip G. Shoulders (R) by 65.2 points.

Leonard GrayDemocrat · winner
82.6%8,383
17.4%1,765
10,148 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

EvenD+72.91979D+76.71981D+71.71986D+65.21988D+65.81990D+76.41992

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