1988Final results
1988 election for Kentucky House District 97
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Ray Preston (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Hubert Collins (D) by 6.6 points.
Ray PrestonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%5,853
Hubert CollinsDemocrat
46.7%5,131
10,984 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