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2018Final results

2018 election for Kentucky House District 86

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Jim Stewart (R) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Debra Ferguson Payne (D) by 59.1 points.

Jim StewartRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.5%10,257
20.5%2,638
12,895 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenR+36.51996R+7.21998R+36.62000R+20.62002R+44.82006R+59.12018

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET