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1988Final results

1988 election for Kentucky Senate District 9

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Walter A. Baker (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Larry T. Freas (D) by 44.2 points.

Walter A. BakerRepublican · winner
72.1%20,097
27.9%7,783
27,880 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

EvenR+4.01983R+44.21988R+21.21996R+10.72008R+57.12020R+50.72024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET