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1996Final results

1996 election for Kentucky House District 31

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Steven Riggs (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Kute (R) by 4.9 points.

Steven RiggsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%10,197
Jim KuteRepublican
47.6%9,246
19,443 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+2.01990D+18.51992D+9.91994D+4.91996D+18.11998D+7.12000

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