1988Final results
1988 election for Kentucky House District 49
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
John Harper (R) won re-election with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Ralph K. Lutes (D) by 19.4 points.
John HarperRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%7,468
Ralph K. LutesDemocrat
40.3%5,037
12,505 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)