1990Final results
1990 election for Kentucky House District 79
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Bill Lear (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Ken Kearns (R) by 26.0 points.
Bill LearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%6,421
Ken KearnsRepublican
37.0%3,774
10,195 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET