1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for Kentucky's 6th District
U.S. House · Kentucky
Ernie Fletcher (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Ernesto Scorsone (D) by 7.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ernie FletcherRepublican · winner
53.1%104,046
Ernesto ScorsoneDemocrat
46.0%90,033
Wasley S. KrogdahlConstitution
0.9%1,839
195,918 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.
Ernesto ScorsoneErnie Fletcher
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$1M
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$5K
Cash on hand
$0
Other candidates' campaigns: Wasley S. Krogdahl $10.6K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998