1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for Kentucky House District 87
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
J. C. Ausmus III (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating William Albert Hayes (D) by 21.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
J. C. Ausmus IIIRepublican · winner
51.7%5,721
William Albert HayesDemocrat
30.5%3,377
Rick NelsonIndependent
17.8%1,966
11,064 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