1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Kentucky House District 79
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Susan Westrom (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Lawrence W. Brandstetter (R) by 1.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Susan WestromDemocrat · winner
50.8%6,559
Lawrence W. BrandstetterRepublican · incumbent
49.2%6,349
12,908 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