2010Final results
2010 election for Kentucky House District 87
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Rick Nelson (D) won with 77.5% of the vote, defeating Barry L. Carnes (R) by 55.0 points.
Rick NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.5%9,202
Barry L. CarnesRepublican
22.5%2,669
11,871 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET