1990Final results
1990 election for Kentucky Senate District 8
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
David E. Boswell (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating John F. Burns (R) by 19.0 points.
David E. BoswellDemocrat · winner
59.5%17,489
John F. BurnsRepublican
40.5%11,915
29,404 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