1996Final results
1996 election for Kentucky House District 51
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Ricky Lee Cox (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Stephens (D) by 23.6 points.
Ricky Lee CoxRepublican · winner
61.8%8,616
Michael L. StephensDemocrat
38.2%5,328
13,944 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET