1998Final results
1998 election for Kentucky Senate District 24
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Katie Kratz Stine (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating George Buddy Merritt (D) by 44.3 points.
Katie Kratz StineRepublican · winner
72.1%19,329
George Buddy MerrittDemocrat
27.9%7,468
26,797 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