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1998Final results

1998 election for Kentucky House District 53

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Billy D. Polston (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Brian Eaton (D) by 2.4 points.

Billy D. PolstonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%7,383
Brian EatonDemocrat
48.8%7,040
14,423 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+33.91979R+15.61988R+2.41998R+38.02012R+14.92014R+44.82016

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