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1996 Kentucky U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Kentucky U.S. House District 2 Election?

Ron Lewis won the 1996 Kentucky U.S. House District 2 Election. Ron Lewis received 125,433 popular votes (58.09%). The main challenger was Joe Wright (41.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Lewis and Wright

Lewis +16.2 pts · won by 34,950 votes
Ron LewisRepublicanWINNER58.09%
125,433 votes
Joe WrightDemocratic41.91%
90,483 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.