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Election 1879 Results

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1879 Kentucky governor election

Luke P. Blackburn (Democrat) beat Walter Evans (Republican) in Kentucky in 1879, 55.4% to 36.2%, a margin of 19.2 points and 43,518 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1875, when James B. McCreary won.

Democrats led in 89 of the 117 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26 and other candidates in 2. The largest, Jefferson, cast 14,714 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.1 points. The closest was Edmonson, where 12 votes separated the top two.

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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
Luke P. Blackburn won Democratic 125,399 55.4%
Walter Evans Republican 81,881 36.2%
Charles W. Cook Greenback 18,954 8.4%
Total226,234

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 8,848 60.1% 4,710 32.0% 1,156 14,714 D+28.1
Kenton 3,416 65.4% 1,794 34.3% 14 5,224 D+31.0
Christian 1,719 36.0% 2,355 49.4% 695 4,769 R+13.3
Fayette 2,265 49.1% 2,320 50.3% 26 4,611 R+1.2
Madison 2,124 50.2% 2,089 49.4% 16 4,229 D+0.8
Mason 2,265 57.8% 1,656 42.2% 1 3,922 D+15.5
Logan 2,100 63.6% 1,187 35.9% 15 3,302 D+27.6
Barren 1,736 52.8% 1,256 38.2% 298 3,290 D+14.6
Henderson 1,900 58.3% 883 27.1% 477 3,260 D+31.2
Warren 2,126 66.0% 788 24.5% 307 3,221 D+41.5
Ohio 1,679 53.0% 1,308 41.3% 180 3,167 D+11.7
Graves 1,761 57.7% 794 26.0% 499 3,054 D+31.7
Hopkins 1,484 50.1% 904 30.5% 572 2,960 D+19.6
Fleming 1,608 54.4% 1,347 45.6% 2,955 D+8.8
Hart 1,545 52.7% 1,185 40.4% 204 2,934 D+12.3
Bourbon 1,501 51.9% 1,392 48.1% 1 2,894 D+3.8
Henry 1,557 55.5% 557 19.9% 691 2,805 D+35.7
Campbell 1,413 51.0% 1,274 46.0% 82 2,769 D+5.0
Daviess 2,016 74.7% 420 15.6% 263 2,699 D+59.1
Shelby 1,421 54.0% 977 37.1% 235 2,633 D+16.9
Grant 1,650 65.9% 855 34.1% 2,505 D+31.7
Scott 1,522 60.8% 972 38.8% 9 2,503 D+22.0
Breckinridge 1,318 52.7% 865 34.6% 319 2,502 D+18.1
Owen 2,073 83.4% 391 15.7% 23 2,487 D+67.6
Hardin 1,224 49.8% 596 24.2% 638 2,458 D+25.5
Union 1,758 71.8% 275 11.2% 416 2,449 D+60.6
Pendleton 1,387 57.3% 1,018 42.0% 16 2,421 D+15.2
Washington 1,232 51.5% 1,126 47.1% 35 2,393 D+4.4
Mercer 1,392 58.5% 982 41.3% 5 2,379 D+17.2
Adair 1,166 49.2% 1,017 42.9% 189 2,372 D+6.3
Pulaski 825 35.1% 1,313 55.8% 214 2,352 R+20.7
Lincoln 1,376 58.7% 961 41.0% 9 2,346 D+17.7
Muhlenberg 1,076 46.0% 954 40.8% 308 2,338 D+5.2
Todd 1,131 48.8% 980 42.3% 207 2,318 D+6.5
Clark 1,362 59.2% 935 40.6% 5 2,302 D+18.5
Ballard 1,814 79.8% 278 12.2% 180 2,272 D+67.6
Nelson 1,323 58.8% 768 34.1% 159 2,250 D+24.7
Lewis 958 43.0% 1,235 55.4% 35 2,228 R+12.4
Jessamine 1,184 53.9% 1,000 45.5% 13 2,197 D+8.4
Bath 1,211 55.7% 961 44.2% 3 2,175 D+11.5
Boyle 1,177 54.3% 986 45.5% 5 2,168 D+8.8
Garrard 934 44.9% 1,142 54.9% 3 2,079 R+10.0
Marion 1,155 55.9% 726 35.1% 185 2,066 D+20.8
McCracken 1,441 70.8% 556 27.3% 37 2,034 D+43.5
Webster 1,019 51.2% 391 19.6% 580 1,990 D+31.6
Trigg 1,245 63.3% 637 32.4% 84 1,966 D+30.9
Greenup 546 27.8% 616 31.3% 803 1,965 Others
Franklin 1,240 64.0% 597 30.8% 99 1,936 D+33.2
Boyd 673 35.0% 654 34.0% 595 1,922 D+1.0
Nicholas 1,150 60.2% 761 39.8% 1,911 D+20.4
Harrison 1,170 61.9% 708 37.5% 11 1,889 D+24.5
Butler 512 27.2% 819 43.6% 549 1,880 R+16.3
Grayson 894 47.6% 585 31.1% 400 1,879 D+16.4
Bracken 1,434 76.5% 429 22.9% 11 1,874 D+53.6
Lawrence 916 49.2% 723 38.9% 222 1,861 D+10.4
Carter 460 25.5% 465 25.8% 878 1,803 Others
Calloway 1,184 66.0% 168 9.4% 442 1,794 D+56.6
Simpson 1,179 66.3% 582 32.7% 17 1,778 D+33.6
Woodford 1,005 58.2% 720 41.7% 1 1,726 D+16.5
Crittenden 733 42.6% 652 37.9% 337 1,722 D+4.7
Pike 927 57.1% 597 36.8% 100 1,624 D+20.3
Montgomery 860 54.5% 714 45.2% 4 1,578 D+9.3
Allen 768 50.9% 533 35.3% 208 1,509 D+15.6
Carroll 1,272 85.0% 223 14.9% 1 1,496 D+70.1
Clay 601 41.0% 743 50.6% 123 1,467 R+9.7
Hickman 1,175 80.2% 176 12.0% 115 1,466 D+68.1
Meade 982 67.2% 117 8.0% 362 1,461 D+59.2
Wayne 780 53.5% 615 42.2% 63 1,458 D+11.3
Metcalfe 663 45.6% 752 51.7% 39 1,454 R+6.1
Caldwell 897 62.4% 514 35.7% 27 1,438 D+26.6
Rockcastle 463 33.2% 563 40.4% 368 1,394 R+7.2
Morgan 1,009 73.6% 347 25.3% 14 1,370 D+48.3
Marshall 1,004 75.6% 179 13.5% 145 1,328 D+62.1
Estill 703 53.4% 575 43.7% 39 1,317 D+9.7
Monroe 447 33.9% 680 51.6% 190 1,317 R+17.7
Knox 506 39.2% 627 48.6% 157 1,290 R+9.4
Trimble 1,157 90.8% 78 6.1% 39 1,274 D+84.7
Anderson 871 68.6% 393 31.0% 5 1,269 D+37.7
Floyd 948 75.1% 297 23.5% 18 1,263 D+51.5
Green 509 40.9% 533 42.8% 202 1,244 R+1.9
McLean 677 54.5% 339 27.3% 227 1,243 D+27.2
Casey 696 56.0% 546 44.0% 1,242 D+12.1
Larue 713 59.3% 380 31.6% 110 1,203 D+27.7
Breathitt 783 66.0% 350 29.5% 54 1,187 D+36.5
Johnson 407 35.2% 515 44.5% 235 1,157 R+9.3
Laurel 444 38.7% 653 56.9% 51 1,148 R+18.2
Hancock 549 47.9% 154 13.4% 443 1,146 D+34.5
Oldham 706 63.6% 334 30.1% 70 1,110 D+33.5
Boone 924 83.8% 162 14.7% 16 1,102 D+69.1
Cumberland 494 45.2% 556 50.8% 44 1,094 R+5.7
Livingston 833 80.3% 81 7.8% 124 1,038 D+72.4
Lyon 547 52.9% 290 28.0% 197 1,034 D+24.9
Magoffin 521 50.6% 508 49.4% 1,029 D+1.3
Russell 441 43.5% 379 37.4% 193 1,013 D+6.1
Taylor 553 57.1% 357 36.8% 59 969 D+20.2
Whitley 344 36.0% 596 62.3% 16 956 R+26.4
Bullitt 542 57.6% 167 17.7% 232 941 D+39.9
Edmonson 325 36.5% 337 37.8% 229 891 R+1.3
Gallatin 635 72.2% 230 26.1% 15 880 D+46.0
Elliott 620 70.6% 31 3.5% 227 878 D+67.1
Jackson 197 22.8% 621 72.0% 45 863 R+49.1
Wolfe 527 62.4% 317 37.6% 844 D+24.9
Rowan 378 46.1% 431 52.6% 11 820 R+6.5
Clinton 246 30.0% 465 56.8% 108 819 R+26.7
Robertson 508 62.2% 309 37.8% 817 D+24.4
Harlan 205 25.9% 583 73.6% 4 792 R+47.7
Fulton 665 84.2% 31 3.9% 94 790 D+80.3
Spencer 519 69.3% 224 29.9% 6 749 D+39.4
Owsley 196 26.6% 542 73.4% 738 R+46.9
Perry 226 30.7% 481 65.3% 30 737 R+34.6
Lee 372 50.8% 355 48.5% 5 732 D+2.3
Letcher 365 49.9% 317 43.3% 50 732 D+6.6
Bell 252 36.1% 444 63.5% 3 699 R+27.5
Powell 319 54.4% 260 44.4% 7 586 D+10.1
Menifee 445 76.6% 134 23.1% 2 581 D+53.5
Leslie 37 9.1% 323 79.4% 47 407 R+70.3
Martin 113 32.4% 228 65.3% 8 349 R+33.0

Counties as they stood in 1879; 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