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2008Final results

2008 election for Kentucky House District 49

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Linda Howlett Belcher (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Trina Summers (R) by 7.9 points.

Linda Howlett BelcherDemocrat · winner
54.0%10,954
Trina SummersRepublican
46.0%9,347
20,301 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

EvenR+12.22002R+11.92004D+5.82006D+7.92008D+0.62010R+5.62012

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