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1996Final results

1996 election for Kentucky House District 42

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Eleanor Jordan (D) won with 89.3% of the vote, defeating Isaac H. Shoulders (R) by 78.6 points.

Eleanor JordanDemocrat · winner
89.3%8,691
10.7%1,039
9,730 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+65.21988D+65.81990D+76.41992D+78.61996D+75.82014D+74.32016

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