1988Final results
1988 election for Kentucky Senate District 7
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
W. L. Quinlan (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Omer Chesser (R) by 14.4 points.
W. L. QuinlanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%18,654
Omer ChesserRepublican
42.8%13,965
32,619 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