1998Final results
1998 election for Kentucky Senate District 8
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
David E. Boswell (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Gerald S. Chapman (R) by 25.4 points.
David E. BoswellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%18,097
Gerald S. ChapmanRepublican
37.3%10,772
28,869 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