1988Final results
1988 election for Kentucky House District 85
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Tom Jensen (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Larry Paul Roark (D) by 30.5 points.
Tom JensenRepublican · winner
65.2%7,963
Larry Paul RoarkDemocrat
34.7%4,243
12,211 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