1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Kentucky House District 59
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
James F. Zimmerman (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Bob Jones (D) by 7.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James F. ZimmermanRepublican · winner
53.6%7,702
Bob JonesDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%6,680
14,382 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