2002Final results
2002 election for Kentucky Senate District 36
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Julie Carman Denton (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Franklin K. Jelsma (D) by 15.7 points.
Julie Carman DentonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%27,698
Franklin K. JelsmaDemocrat
42.1%20,175
47,873 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET