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1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Kentucky House District 89

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Marie L. Rader (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Maggard (D) by 0.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Marie L. RaderRepublican · winner
50.1%5,463
Jim MaggardDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%5,440
10,903 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+56.91984R+0.21996R+0.31998R+10.22000R+40.32014R+51.52018

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