1996Final results
1996 election for Kentucky Senate District 9
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Richard A. Sanders (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating John D. Dickinson (D) by 21.2 points.
Richard A. SandersRepublican · winner
60.6%19,632
John D. DickinsonDemocrat
39.4%12,777
32,409 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