1998Final results
1998 election for Kentucky House District 8
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
John W. Adams (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Burks (R) by 8.3 points.
John W. AdamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.1%4,781
Jimmy BurksRepublican
45.9%4,050
8,831 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