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1996Final results

1996 election for Kentucky House District 55

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Jack L. Coleman (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating James F. Gibbs Jr. (R) by 23.4 points.

Jack L. ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%8,051
38.3%5,000
13,051 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+35.71977D+10.41981D+23.41996D+30.61998D+30.62002R+1.92004

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