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Election 1871 Results

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1871 Kentucky governor election

Preston H. Leslie (Democrat) beat John Marshall Harlan (Republican) in Kentucky in 1871, 58.6% to 41.4%, a margin of 17.2 points and 37,147 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1867, when John Larue Helm won.

Democrats led in 89 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26. The largest, Jefferson, cast 15,727 votes and went to the Democrat by 29.6 points. The closest was Edmonson, where 4 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Preston H. Leslie won Democratic 126,445 58.6%
John Marshall Harlan Republican 89,298 41.4%
Total215,743

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 10,195 64.8% 5,532 35.2% 15,727 D+29.6
Fayette 2,800 47.6% 3,088 52.4% 5,888 R+4.9
Christian 2,261 48.0% 2,450 52.0% 4,711 R+4.0
Warren 2,296 55.2% 1,867 44.8% 4,163 D+10.3
Kenton 2,315 57.5% 1,711 42.5% 4,026 D+15.0
Madison 2,069 53.2% 1,822 46.8% 3,891 D+6.3
Daviess 2,748 75.4% 896 24.6% 3,644 D+50.8
Bourbon 1,861 55.0% 1,522 45.0% 3,383 D+10.0
Logan 1,883 56.5% 1,451 43.5% 3,334 D+13.0
Campbell 1,714 52.0% 1,579 48.0% 3,293 D+4.1
Barren 1,808 58.4% 1,286 41.6% 3,094 D+16.9
Henderson 1,795 58.2% 1,287 41.8% 3,082 D+16.5
Mason 1,829 63.6% 1,046 36.4% 2,875 D+27.2
Franklin 1,701 59.8% 1,144 40.2% 2,845 D+19.6
Scott 1,536 55.0% 1,257 45.0% 2,793 D+10.0
Shelby 1,644 60.4% 1,079 39.6% 2,723 D+20.7
Owen 2,389 89.2% 288 10.8% 2,677 D+78.5
Harrison 1,615 61.0% 1,033 39.0% 2,648 D+22.0
Pulaski 959 36.9% 1,642 63.1% 2,601 R+26.3
Ohio 1,379 53.6% 1,194 46.4% 2,573 D+7.2
Union 1,878 73.8% 665 26.2% 2,543 D+47.7
Graves 1,956 77.2% 578 22.8% 2,534 D+54.4
Hardin 1,520 60.2% 1,003 39.8% 2,523 D+20.5
Mercer 1,305 53.5% 1,135 46.5% 2,440 D+7.0
Breckinridge 1,237 51.8% 1,150 48.2% 2,387 D+3.6
Nelson 1,510 63.6% 865 36.4% 2,375 D+27.2
Fleming 1,275 53.9% 1,089 46.1% 2,364 D+7.9
Muhlenberg 1,222 53.2% 1,074 46.8% 2,296 D+6.4
Woodford 1,246 54.8% 1,026 45.2% 2,272 D+9.7
Washington 1,098 48.6% 1,162 51.4% 2,260 R+2.8
Todd 1,163 52.2% 1,065 47.8% 2,228 D+4.4
Henry 1,424 64.3% 792 35.7% 2,216 D+28.5
Boyle 1,131 52.0% 1,044 48.0% 2,175 D+4.0
Jessamine 1,072 49.4% 1,097 50.6% 2,169 R+1.2
Hart 1,136 52.9% 1,012 47.1% 2,148 D+5.8
Garrard 1,042 48.6% 1,102 51.4% 2,144 R+2.8
Lincoln 1,206 56.7% 921 43.3% 2,127 D+13.4
Bath 1,172 55.7% 933 44.3% 2,105 D+11.4
Marion 1,177 56.1% 921 43.9% 2,098 D+12.2
Hopkins 1,373 65.8% 715 34.2% 2,088 D+31.5
Clark 1,046 52.7% 937 47.3% 1,983 D+5.5
Lewis 897 45.8% 1,061 54.2% 1,958 R+8.4
Nicholas 1,202 61.7% 745 38.3% 1,947 D+23.5
Trigg 1,243 64.8% 675 35.2% 1,918 D+29.6
Adair 1,040 54.7% 861 45.3% 1,901 D+9.4
Crittenden 911 49.4% 933 50.6% 1,844 R+1.2
Greenup 899 51.3% 855 48.7% 1,754 D+2.5
McCracken 1,009 59.0% 700 41.0% 1,709 D+18.1
Simpson 1,139 67.6% 547 32.4% 1,686 D+35.1
Caldwell 984 58.7% 691 41.3% 1,675 D+17.5
Boone 1,320 78.9% 354 21.1% 1,674 D+57.7
Pendleton 969 58.0% 701 42.0% 1,670 D+16.0
Grant 1,006 61.1% 640 38.9% 1,646 D+22.2
Montgomery 893 54.6% 742 45.4% 1,635 D+9.2
Ballard 1,506 92.3% 126 7.7% 1,632 D+84.6
Grayson 904 56.3% 701 43.7% 1,605 D+12.6
Bracken 1,114 70.2% 474 29.8% 1,588 D+40.3
Estill 773 50.3% 765 49.7% 1,538 D+0.5
Green 784 51.2% 748 48.8% 1,532 D+2.3
Butler 665 44.7% 822 55.3% 1,487 R+10.6
Calloway 1,389 94.0% 88 6.0% 1,477 D+88.1
Allen 862 58.7% 607 41.3% 1,469 D+17.4
Wayne 696 47.6% 767 52.4% 1,463 R+4.9
Knox 570 39.0% 890 61.0% 1,460 R+21.9
Monroe 558 39.3% 862 60.7% 1,420 R+21.4
Meade 1,078 78.1% 303 21.9% 1,381 D+56.1
Boyd 736 53.5% 640 46.5% 1,376 D+7.0
Lawrence 809 59.7% 546 40.3% 1,355 D+19.4
Rockcastle 688 51.1% 659 48.9% 1,347 D+2.2
Anderson 916 68.4% 423 31.6% 1,339 D+36.8
Carter 615 46.0% 723 54.0% 1,338 R+8.1
Metcalfe 663 50.2% 657 49.8% 1,320 D+0.5
Hickman 1,089 83.1% 222 16.9% 1,311 D+66.1
Webster 839 64.6% 459 35.4% 1,298 D+29.3
Casey 686 54.1% 582 45.9% 1,268 D+8.2
Clay 434 34.6% 819 65.4% 1,253 R+30.7
Cumberland 623 50.7% 607 49.3% 1,230 D+1.3
McLean 745 64.3% 413 35.7% 1,158 D+28.7
Larue 774 67.8% 367 32.2% 1,141 D+35.7
Johnson 424 37.3% 713 62.7% 1,137 R+25.4
Oldham 789 70.0% 338 30.0% 1,127 D+40.0
Laurel 472 41.9% 654 58.1% 1,126 R+16.2
Marshall 998 88.8% 126 11.2% 1,124 D+77.6
Floyd 883 78.9% 236 21.1% 1,119 D+57.8
Bullitt 803 72.4% 306 27.6% 1,109 D+44.8
Livingston 897 81.3% 207 18.8% 1,104 D+62.5
Hancock 744 69.0% 334 31.0% 1,078 D+38.0
Russell 545 50.7% 529 49.3% 1,074 D+1.5
Morgan 759 70.7% 314 29.3% 1,073 D+41.5
Taylor 630 59.2% 435 40.8% 1,065 D+18.3
Carroll 904 85.7% 151 14.3% 1,055 D+71.4
Whitley 258 25.6% 748 74.4% 1,006 R+48.7
Lyon 575 58.4% 410 41.6% 985 D+16.8
Clinton 376 42.3% 513 57.7% 889 R+15.4
Trimble 841 96.1% 34 3.9% 875 D+92.2
Robertson 600 70.4% 252 29.6% 852 D+40.8
Pike 573 67.7% 273 32.3% 846 D+35.5
Edmonson 419 50.2% 415 49.8% 834 D+0.5
Fulton 747 91.2% 72 8.8% 819 D+82.4
Breathitt 485 60.2% 320 39.8% 805 D+20.5
Jackson 191 23.9% 608 76.1% 799 R+52.2
Spencer 587 73.5% 212 26.5% 799 D+46.9
Gallatin 586 75.9% 186 24.1% 772 D+51.8
Magoffin 350 45.6% 418 54.4% 768 R+8.9
Elliott 524 80.0% 131 20.0% 655 D+60.0
Perry 273 44.5% 341 55.5% 614 R+11.1
Wolfe 386 64.1% 216 35.9% 602 D+28.2
Owsley 112 19.0% 479 81.0% 591 R+62.1
Harlan 106 18.2% 475 81.8% 581 R+63.5
Lee 280 49.3% 288 50.7% 568 R+1.4
Letcher 305 54.9% 251 45.1% 556 D+9.7
Rowan 187 39.3% 289 60.7% 476 R+21.4
Powell 251 55.7% 200 44.3% 451 D+11.3
Menifee 274 79.9% 69 20.1% 343 D+59.8
Martin 58 24.1% 183 75.9% 241 R+51.9

Counties as they stood in 1871; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Kentucky governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2023 Andy Beshear (D) D+5.1
2019 Andy Beshear (D) D+0.4
2015 Matt G. Bevin (R) R+8.7
2011 Steven L. Beshear (D) D+20.4
2007 Steven L. Beshear (D) D+17.4
2003 Ernest Fletcher (R) R+10.1
1999 Paul E. Patton (D) D+38.5
1995 Paul E. Patton (D) D+2.2
1991 Brereton C. Jones (D) D+29.5
1987 Wallace G. Wilkinson (D) D+29.6
1983 Martha Layne Collins (D) D+10.4
1979 John Y. Brown Jr. (D) D+19.0
1975 Julian Carroll (D) D+25.7
1971 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+6.2
1967 Louie B. Nunn (R) R+3.2
1963 Edward T. Breathitt (D) D+1.5
1959 Bert T. Combs (D) D+21.1
1955 Happy Chandler (D) D+16.6
1951 Lawrence W. Wetherby (D) D+9.2
1947 Earle C. Clements (D) D+14.8
1943 Simeon S. Willis (R) R+1.6
1939 Keen Johnson (D) D+13.0
1935 Happy Chandler (D) D+9.3
1931 Ruby Laffoon (D) D+8.9
1927 Flem D. Sampson (R) R+4.2
1923 William J. Fields (D) D+7.4
1919 Edwin P. Morrow (R) R+8.5
1915 Augustus O. Stanley (D) D+0.1
1911 James B. McCreary (D) D+7.1
1907 Augustus E. Willson (R) R+4.3
1903 John C.W. Beckham (D) D+6.0
1900 J. C. W. Beckham (D) D+0.8
1899 William S. Taylor (R) R+0.6
1895 William O. Bradley (R) R+2.5
1891 John Young Brown (D) D+9.7
1887 Simon B. Buckner (D) D+5.9
1883 J. Proctor Knott (D) D+19.9
1879 Luke P. Blackburn (D) D+19.2
1875 James B. McCreary (D) D+16.6
1871 Preston H. Leslie (D) D+17.2
1867 John Larue Helm (D) D+41.0