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Election 1899 Results

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1899 Kentucky governor election

William S. Taylor (Republican) beat William Goebel (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1899, 48.0% to 47.5%, a margin of 0.6 points and 2,396 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1895, when William O. Bradley won.

Republicans led in 60 of the 119 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 59. The largest, Jefferson, cast 36,460 votes and went to the Republican by 9.4 points. The closest was McLean, where 2 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
William S. Taylor won Republican 193,727 48.0%
William Goebel Democratic 191,331 47.5%
All other candidates 18,127 4.5%
Total403,185

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 15,023 41.2% 18,445 50.6% 2,992 36,460 R+9.4
Kenton 6,792 57.4% 4,576 38.7% 457 11,825 D+18.7
Campbell 4,701 48.8% 4,640 48.2% 291 9,632 D+0.6
Daviess 3,811 51.0% 3,274 43.8% 394 7,479 D+7.2
Fayette 3,538 50.2% 3,277 46.5% 230 7,045 D+3.7
Christian 2,816 43.5% 3,471 53.6% 191 6,478 R+10.1
Warren 2,495 42.0% 2,655 44.7% 791 5,941 R+2.7
Graves 3,757 64.2% 1,682 28.7% 412 5,851 D+35.5
Madison 2,802 48.1% 2,893 49.6% 136 5,831 R+1.6
Henderson 2,944 55.2% 2,107 39.5% 278 5,329 D+15.7
Logan 2,494 46.8% 2,462 46.2% 371 5,327 D+0.6
Hopkins 2,307 43.4% 2,597 48.8% 414 5,318 R+5.5
Ohio 2,239 42.4% 2,824 53.5% 216 5,279 R+11.1
Mason 2,729 52.5% 2,357 45.4% 110 5,196 D+7.2
Pulaski 1,659 32.9% 3,205 63.5% 185 5,049 R+30.6
Barren 2,743 55.4% 2,059 41.6% 152 4,954 D+13.8
Bourbon 2,174 48.5% 2,200 49.1% 105 4,479 R+0.6
Owen 2,975 67.8% 1,200 27.3% 213 4,388 D+40.5
Shelby 2,322 53.2% 1,825 41.8% 216 4,363 D+11.4
McCracken 2,184 50.7% 1,778 41.3% 345 4,307 D+9.4
Scott 2,218 52.7% 1,868 44.4% 124 4,210 D+8.3
Harrison 2,457 59.0% 1,539 37.0% 168 4,164 D+22.0
Hardin 1,950 47.1% 1,726 41.7% 467 4,143 D+5.4
Breckinridge 1,722 42.6% 2,129 52.6% 196 4,047 R+10.1
Franklin 2,471 61.1% 1,416 35.0% 155 4,042 D+26.1
Clark 2,169 54.0% 1,736 43.2% 114 4,019 D+10.8
Pike 1,726 43.1% 2,150 53.7% 126 4,002 R+10.6
Fleming 1,958 49.7% 1,890 48.0% 89 3,937 D+1.7
Whitley 730 18.9% 3,091 79.9% 50 3,871 R+61.0
Hart 1,646 42.7% 2,086 54.1% 122 3,854 R+11.4
Union 2,538 67.3% 1,116 29.6% 117 3,771 D+37.7
Henry 2,051 54.7% 1,563 41.7% 138 3,752 D+13.0
Lawrence 1,720 46.2% 1,869 50.2% 135 3,724 R+4.0
Muhlenberg 1,397 37.6% 2,095 56.4% 225 3,717 R+18.8
Carter 1,483 40.9% 2,095 57.8% 44 3,622 R+16.9
Lincoln 1,752 48.5% 1,774 49.1% 89 3,615 R+0.6
Lewis 1,352 37.4% 2,197 60.8% 62 3,611 R+23.4
Webster 1,776 49.2% 1,671 46.3% 162 3,609 D+2.9
Grayson 1,243 34.8% 1,963 55.0% 366 3,572 R+20.2
Todd 1,512 44.7% 1,725 51.0% 148 3,385 R+6.3
Nelson 1,959 57.9% 1,271 37.6% 151 3,381 D+20.3
Boyd 1,470 43.5% 1,863 55.2% 43 3,376 R+11.6
Pendleton 1,682 50.0% 1,554 46.2% 131 3,367 D+3.8
Grant 1,710 52.2% 1,423 43.4% 145 3,278 D+8.8
Mercer 1,381 42.3% 1,667 51.1% 217 3,265 R+8.8
Marion 1,785 54.9% 1,390 42.7% 79 3,254 D+12.1
Bath 1,574 48.5% 1,580 48.6% 94 3,248 R+0.2
Washington 1,615 51.2% 1,433 45.4% 106 3,154 D+5.8
Butler 910 28.9% 2,178 69.3% 57 3,145 R+40.3
Crittenden 1,327 42.2% 1,701 54.1% 115 3,143 R+11.9
Boyle 1,453 48.6% 1,442 48.2% 96 2,991 D+0.4
Adair 1,243 41.9% 1,608 54.3% 113 2,964 R+12.3
Bracken 1,718 58.3% 1,178 40.0% 50 2,946 D+18.3
Nicholas 1,627 55.2% 1,184 40.2% 134 2,945 D+15.0
Montgomery 1,356 46.4% 1,408 48.2% 158 2,922 R+1.8
Greenup 1,322 45.3% 1,556 53.3% 41 2,919 R+8.0
Woodford 1,446 49.5% 1,399 47.9% 74 2,919 D+1.6
Calloway 2,125 72.8% 647 22.2% 146 2,918 D+50.7
Knox 730 25.4% 2,115 73.5% 33 2,878 R+48.1
Caldwell 1,041 36.6% 1,552 54.6% 248 2,841 R+18.0
Laurel 919 32.5% 1,849 65.5% 57 2,825 R+32.9
Allen 1,185 42.5% 1,489 53.4% 116 2,790 R+10.9
Boone 1,886 67.7% 697 25.0% 202 2,785 D+42.7
Jessamine 1,391 51.9% 1,135 42.4% 152 2,678 D+9.6
Casey 1,090 41.2% 1,521 57.5% 36 2,647 R+16.3
Wayne 1,193 45.7% 1,386 53.1% 31 2,610 R+7.4
Morgan 1,558 60.1% 986 38.1% 47 2,591 D+22.1
Johnson 837 32.4% 1,715 66.3% 35 2,587 R+33.9
Garrard 1,198 46.7% 1,297 50.6% 68 2,563 R+3.9
Trigg 1,180 46.9% 1,188 47.2% 150 2,518 R+0.3
Green 1,081 43.6% 1,324 53.3% 77 2,482 R+9.8
Floyd 1,238 52.0% 1,082 45.4% 63 2,383 D+6.5
Carroll 1,471 61.9% 696 29.3% 208 2,375 D+32.6
Rockcastle 812 34.3% 1,528 64.5% 30 2,370 R+30.2
Anderson 1,152 48.6% 1,127 47.6% 89 2,368 D+1.1
Monroe 750 32.0% 1,562 66.7% 29 2,341 R+34.7
Breathitt 1,506 65.9% 750 32.8% 31 2,287 D+33.1
McLean 1,081 47.4% 1,083 47.5% 118 2,282 R+0.1
Larue 1,127 50.2% 1,000 44.6% 117 2,244 D+5.7
Simpson 1,270 56.7% 795 35.5% 175 2,240 D+21.2
Taylor 1,029 46.0% 1,101 49.3% 105 2,235 R+3.2
Bell 645 29.6% 1,491 68.5% 41 2,177 R+38.9
Estill 933 43.0% 1,183 54.5% 53 2,169 R+11.5
Hickman 1,433 66.1% 637 29.4% 97 2,167 D+36.7
Marshall 1,081 50.9% 720 33.9% 322 2,123 D+17.0
Livingston 1,233 58.4% 803 38.1% 74 2,110 D+20.4
Metcalfe 952 45.6% 1,079 51.7% 57 2,088 R+6.1
Ballard 1,391 68.3% 555 27.2% 91 2,037 D+41.0
Magoffin 835 41.5% 1,161 57.7% 16 2,012 R+16.2
Meade 1,054 54.5% 791 40.9% 88 1,933 D+13.6
Hancock 835 43.3% 1,031 53.5% 61 1,927 R+10.2
Clay 478 25.3% 1,387 73.5% 23 1,888 R+48.1
Bullitt 1,154 61.2% 675 35.8% 58 1,887 D+25.4
Carlisle 1,207 66.7% 469 25.9% 134 1,810 D+40.8
Jackson 224 12.5% 1,541 86.1% 25 1,790 R+73.6
Elliott 1,165 65.4% 610 34.3% 5 1,780 D+31.2
Edmonson 736 41.7% 978 55.5% 49 1,763 R+13.7
Cumberland 481 30.2% 1,076 67.6% 35 1,592 R+37.4
Russell 578 36.4% 985 61.9% 27 1,590 R+25.6
Lyon 809 51.3% 665 42.2% 102 1,576 D+9.1
Harlan 223 14.3% 1,309 83.7% 32 1,564 R+69.4
Trimble 993 63.5% 362 23.1% 209 1,564 D+40.3
Wolfe 846 54.3% 655 42.0% 58 1,559 D+12.3
Spencer 882 58.1% 551 36.3% 86 1,519 D+21.8
Rowan 643 42.9% 814 54.3% 41 1,498 R+11.4
Oldham 765 51.2% 589 39.4% 140 1,494 D+11.8
Lee 588 39.8% 770 52.1% 120 1,478 R+12.3
Fulton 965 66.9% 369 25.6% 108 1,442 D+41.3
Perry 433 32.1% 903 67.0% 12 1,348 R+34.9
Powell 698 52.2% 611 45.7% 29 1,338 D+6.5
Clinton 322 24.2% 998 74.9% 13 1,333 R+50.7
Gallatin 881 66.6% 402 30.4% 40 1,323 D+36.2
Knott 873 66.6% 438 33.4% 1,311 D+33.2
Owsley 243 18.7% 1,039 80.1% 15 1,297 R+61.4
Letcher 371 30.6% 830 68.5% 10 1,211 R+37.9
Robertson 674 58.0% 469 40.3% 20 1,163 D+17.6
Leslie 84 7.3% 1,052 91.8% 10 1,146 R+84.5
Menifee 652 59.0% 403 36.5% 50 1,105 D+22.5
Martin 167 20.4% 640 78.0% 13 820 R+57.7

Counties as they stood in 1899; 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