1988Final results
1988 Republican primary for Kentucky House District 97
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Ray Preston (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Hardin (R) by 0.5 points.
Ray PrestonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%1,223
Tom HardinRepublican
49.8%1,212
2,435 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET