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2014Final results

2014 election for Kentucky House District 53

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

James Tipton (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Kent Stevens (D) by 14.9 points.

James TiptonRepublican · winner
57.4%9,836
Kent StevensDemocrat
42.6%7,291
17,127 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

EvenR+15.61988R+2.41998R+38.02012R+14.92014R+44.82016R+42.32018

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