2008Final results
2008 election for Kentucky House District 21
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Jim Decesare (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Charlene Rabold (D) by 18.9 points.
Jim DecesareRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%12,292
Charlene RaboldDemocrat
40.5%8,377
20,669 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET