1988Final results
1988 election for Kentucky House District 47
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Jon Ackerson (R) won re-election with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Lambert (D) by 42.0 points.
Jon AckersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%16,123
Tom LambertDemocrat
29.0%6,582
22,705 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)