2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for Kentucky House District 87
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Rick Nelson (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Scott Madon (R) by 4.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rick NelsonDemocrat · winner
52.3%5,853
Scott MadonRepublican
47.7%5,340
11,193 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET