1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Kentucky House District 78
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Thomas M. McKee (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Nancy Hehr (R) by 7.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas M. McKeeDemocrat · winner
53.5%6,644
Nancy HehrRepublican
46.5%5,765
12,409 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