1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Kentucky's 4th District
U.S. House · Kentucky
Kenneth Lucas (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Gex Williams (R) by 6.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kenneth LucasDemocrat · winner
53.4%93,485
Gex WilliamsRepublican
46.6%81,547
175,032 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.
Kenneth LucasGex Williams
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$882.5K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$874.7K
$5.3K
Cash on hand
$7.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998