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1986 Kentucky U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1986 Kentucky U.S. House District 4 Election?

Jim Bunning won the 1986 Kentucky U.S. House District 4 Election. Jim Bunning received 67,626 popular votes (55.09%). The main challenger was Terry L. Mann (43.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Bunning and Mann

Bunning +11.2 pts · won by 13,720 votes
Jim BunningRepublicanWINNER55.09%
67,626 votes
Terry L. MannDemocratic43.91%
53,906 votes
Walter T. MarksberryIndependent0.6%
735 votes
W. Ed Parkeramerican0.4%
485 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.