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2014 election for Kentucky House District 49

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Linda Howlett Belcher (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Mike Nemes (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Linda Howlett BelcherDemocrat · winner
52.9%6,675
Mike NemesRepublican
47.1%5,938
12,613 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+7.92008D+0.62010R+5.62012D+5.82014R+0.82016R+18.82018

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