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1888 Kentucky U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1888 Kentucky U.S. House District 3 Election?

Isaac Goodnight won the 1888 Kentucky U.S. House District 3 Election. Isaac Goodnight received 17,365 popular votes (52.37%). The main challenger was Whiteside Hunter (47.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Goodnight and Hunter

Goodnight +5.2 pts · won by 1,735 votes
Isaac GoodnightDemocraticWINNER52.37%
17,365 votes
Whiteside HunterRepublican47.14%
15,630 votes
Eugene Underwoodprohibition0.5%
165 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.