1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Kentucky House District 93
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Chris Ratliff (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Kelsey E. Friend Jr. (D) by 7.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Chris RatliffRepublican · winner
53.7%6,029
Kelsey E. Friend Jr.Democrat · incumbent
46.3%5,205
11,234 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