1998Final results
1998 election for Kentucky House District 97
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Hubert Collins (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating John David Preston (R) by 29.7 points.
Hubert CollinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%8,049
John David PrestonRepublican
35.2%4,364
12,413 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