1996Final results
1996 election for Kentucky Senate District 29
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Benny Ray Bailey (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating John David Preston (R) by 22.4 points.
Benny Ray BaileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%18,878
John David PrestonRepublican
38.8%11,978
30,856 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