1998Final results
1998 election for Kentucky House District 70
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Pete Worthington (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating James C. Shires (R) by 23.2 points.
Pete WorthingtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%6,891
James C. ShiresRepublican
38.4%4,296
11,187 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