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1998Final results

1998 election for Kentucky House District 47

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Ron Crimm (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating William Anthony Bohnert (D) by 27.0 points.

Ron CrimmRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%10,614
35.5%6,030
Sam CoxReform
1.9%331
16,975 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+42.01988R+28.41992R+23.81996R+27.01998D+16.92002D+23.02010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Ron Crimm (R)William Anthony Bohnert (D)

Also on the ballot: Sam Cox (Reform), 1.9%