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1990Final results

1990 election for Kentucky House District 49

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

John Harper (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Gerald Burke (D) by 30.4 points.

John HarperRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%6,370
Gerald BurkeDemocrat
34.8%3,397
9,767 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+3.11984R+2.71986R+19.41988R+30.41990R+21.61992R+4.51994

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