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1998Final results

1998 election for Kentucky Senate District 22

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

Tom Buford (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Don R. McCormick (D) by 11.7 points.

Tom BufordRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%19,185
44.1%15,161
34,346 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

EvenD+26.71986R+2.91990R+9.71994R+11.71998R+32.02018R+19.42022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET