1996Final results
1996 election for Kentucky Senate District 3
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Joey Pendleton (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating John Young (R) by 11.2 points.
Joey PendletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%13,043
John YoungRepublican
44.4%10,416
23,459 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