2008Final results
2008 election for Kentucky Senate District 17
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Damon Thayer (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Powell (D) by 26.1 points.
Damon ThayerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%31,835
Robert PowellDemocrat
35.5%18,342
Micah L. IngramConstitution
2.9%1,478
51,655 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