1996Final results
1996 election for Kentucky Senate District 5
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Virgil Moore (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Joe M. Hager (D) by 2.5 points.
Virgil MooreRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%16,738
Joe M. HagerDemocrat
48.8%15,928
32,666 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