1998Final results
1998 election for Kentucky House District 51
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Ricky Lee Cox (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Russell Montgomery (D) by 0.5 points.
Ricky Lee CoxRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%6,640
Russell MontgomeryDemocrat
49.7%6,571
13,211 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET