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1998Final results

1998 election for Kentucky House District 48

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Bob M. Deweese (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Michael A. Kennedy (D) by 23.1 points.

Bob M. DeweeseRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%10,350
38.5%6,469
16,819 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+23.61988R+27.91992R+32.41996R+23.11998R+13.92006R+19.72008

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