1998Final results
1998 election for Kentucky House District 56
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Joe Barrows (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Mark W. Shelby (R) by 15.8 points.
Joe BarrowsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%8,882
Mark W. ShelbyRepublican
42.1%6,452
15,334 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