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1990 Kentucky U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1990 Kentucky U.S. House District 7 Election?

Carl C. Perkins won the 1990 Kentucky U.S. House District 7 Election. Carl C. Perkins received 61,330 popular votes (50.81%). The main challenger was William Thompson Scott (49.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Perkins and Scott

Perkins +1.6 pts · won by 1,953 votes
Carl C. PerkinsDemocraticWINNER50.81%
61,330 votes
William Thompson ScottRepublican49.19%
59,377 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.