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2002Final results

2002 election for Kentucky House District 49

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Mary C. Harper (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Wells (D) by 12.2 points.

Mary C. HarperRepublican · winner
56.1%5,757
Joe WellsDemocrat
43.9%4,505
10,262 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+9.21996D+10.01998D+8.22000R+12.22002R+11.92004D+5.82006

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