1998Final results
1998 election for Kentucky's 1st District
U.S. House · Kentucky
Ed Whitfield (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas Barlow (D) by 10.4 points.
Ed WhitfieldRepublican · winner
55.2%95,308
Thomas BarlowDemocrat
44.8%77,402
172,710 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Thomas BarlowEd Whitfield
$144.1K
Raised by the campaign
$828K
$144.1K
Spent by the campaign
$608.5K
$0
Cash on hand
$300.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998