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1996Final results

1996 election for Kentucky House District 40

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Dennis L. Horlander (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Kim Jefferson (R) by 45.4 points.

Dennis L. HorlanderDemocrat · winner
72.7%7,678
Kim JeffersonRepublican
27.3%2,883
10,561 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+49.91990D+49.61992D+33.11994D+45.41996D+47.02014D+47.02016

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