2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Kentucky House District 49
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Russell Webber (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Linda Howlett Belcher (D) by 5.6 points.
Russell WebberRepublican · winner
52.8%11,329
Linda Howlett BelcherDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%10,124
21,453 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET