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      Home/Elections/1988/US House/Kentucky/KY-07
      1988·US House·Kentucky·District profile →

      Kentucky District 7 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Carl C Perkins
      58.7%96,946 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      William Thompson \ will\ Scott
      41.3%68,165 votes
      Margin
      D+17.4
      165,112 total votes
      3 candidates165,112 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Carl C PerkinsDEM✓
      		DEM96,94658.7%
      William Thompson \ will\ ScottREP
      		REP68,16541.3%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1---

      Seat History

      US House in Kentucky

      1990
      Carl C PerkinsDEM
      D+1.6
      1986
      Carl C PerkinsDEM
      D+59.2
      1984
      Carl C PerkinsDEM
      D+47.3
      1982
      Carl D PerkinsDEM
      D+58.7
      Redistricted
      1980
      Carl D PerkinsDEM
      D+100.0
      1978
      Carl D PerkinsDEM
      D+53.0
      1976
      Carl D PerkinsDEM
      D+46.5
      View all US House history for Kentucky →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Carl C PerkinsDEM
      Record5W-0L
      Avg MarginD+100.0
      Career1981-1990
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      William Thompson \ will\ ScottREP
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginD+24.8
      Career1986-1990
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Kentucky, 1988

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