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1996Final results

1996 election for Kentucky Senate District 17

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Glenn R. Freeman (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating J. C. Ausmus III (R) by 5.9 points.

Glenn R. FreemanDemocrat · winner
52.9%14,520
47.1%12,909
27,429 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+0.61979D+50.01983D+5.91996D+40.12000R+11.02004R+26.12008

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