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1998 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election?

Harold Hal Rogers won the 1998 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election. Harold Hal Rogers received 142,215 popular votes (78.23%). The main challenger was Sidney Jane Bailey-Bamer (21.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Rogers and Bailey-Bamer

Rogers +56.5 pts · won by 102,630 votes
Harold Hal RogersRepublicanWINNER78.23%
142,215 votes
Sidney Jane Bailey-BamerDemocratic21.77%
39,585 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.