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Election 1907 Results

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1907 Kentucky governor election

Augustus E. Willson (Republican) beat Samuel W. Hager (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1907, 51.2% to 46.9%, a margin of 4.3 points and 18,050 votes.

Kentucky changed party: in 1903 it went Democratic, for John C.W. Beckham.

Democrats led in 64 of the 119 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 55. The largest, Jefferson, cast 47,585 votes and went to the Republican by 18.8 points. The closest was Hopkins, where 8 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
Augustus E. Willson won Republican 214,478 51.2%
Samuel W. Hager Democratic 196,428 46.9%
All other candidates 7,816 1.9%
Total418,722

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 19,078 40.1% 28,047 58.9% 460 47,585 R+18.8
Kenton 6,370 44.9% 7,504 52.9% 307 14,181 R+8.0
Campbell 4,025 38.1% 6,058 57.4% 473 10,556 R+19.3
Fayette 4,912 51.2% 4,598 47.9% 93 9,603 D+3.3
Daviess 3,750 52.9% 3,138 44.3% 199 7,087 D+8.6
Christian 2,605 39.4% 3,926 59.4% 75 6,606 R+20.0
Pulaski 1,929 32.3% 3,913 65.5% 131 5,973 R+33.2
McCracken 2,944 49.6% 2,856 48.1% 138 5,938 D+1.5
Hopkins 2,764 48.5% 2,756 48.4% 178 5,698 D+0.1
Graves 3,730 66.2% 1,754 31.1% 151 5,635 D+35.1
Madison 2,711 49.0% 2,789 50.4% 33 5,533 R+1.4
Warren 2,734 49.7% 2,626 47.7% 143 5,503 D+2.0
Ohio 2,348 43.0% 2,985 54.7% 127 5,460 R+11.7
Pike 2,058 42.1% 2,766 56.6% 66 4,890 R+14.5
Barren 2,724 55.9% 2,034 41.7% 115 4,873 D+14.2
Muhlenberg 2,133 44.2% 2,612 54.1% 82 4,827 R+9.9
Mason 2,433 52.2% 2,151 46.1% 79 4,663 D+6.0
Bourbon 2,339 50.5% 2,229 48.1% 67 4,635 D+2.4
Logan 2,433 53.7% 2,010 44.4% 87 4,530 D+9.3
Franklin 2,856 63.5% 1,606 35.7% 35 4,497 D+27.8
Henderson 2,479 55.6% 1,790 40.2% 189 4,458 D+15.5
Whitley 823 18.9% 3,415 78.3% 122 4,360 R+59.4
Breckinridge 1,963 45.2% 2,262 52.1% 117 4,342 R+6.9
Clark 2,335 55.6% 1,806 43.0% 61 4,202 D+12.6
Boyd 1,543 37.0% 2,563 61.4% 68 4,174 R+24.4
Hardin 2,330 56.6% 1,786 43.4% 4,116 D+13.2
Harrison 2,428 59.5% 1,556 38.1% 99 4,083 D+21.4
Carter 1,586 39.6% 2,346 58.6% 69 4,001 R+19.0
Scott 2,106 53.4% 1,801 45.7% 34 3,941 D+7.7
Shelby 2,192 55.7% 1,696 43.1% 45 3,933 D+12.6
Grayson 1,684 43.3% 2,140 55.0% 68 3,892 R+11.7
Fleming 1,804 48.6% 1,840 49.6% 69 3,713 R+1.0
Hart 1,728 47.9% 1,824 50.5% 59 3,611 R+2.7
Lawrence 1,829 51.8% 1,678 47.5% 24 3,531 D+4.3
Webster 1,872 53.4% 1,497 42.7% 135 3,504 D+10.7
Knox 876 25.3% 2,531 73.1% 54 3,461 R+47.8
Henry 2,027 58.6% 1,402 40.5% 31 3,460 D+18.1
Lewis 1,171 34.9% 2,125 63.3% 63 3,359 R+28.4
Lincoln 1,619 48.5% 1,611 48.2% 109 3,339 D+0.2
Laurel 975 30.1% 2,216 68.3% 52 3,243 R+38.3
Nelson 1,813 56.4% 1,368 42.6% 32 3,213 D+13.8
Union 2,098 66.5% 997 31.6% 61 3,156 D+34.9
Marion 1,568 50.4% 1,508 48.5% 36 3,112 D+1.9
Adair 1,330 42.9% 1,709 55.1% 64 3,103 R+12.2
Allen 1,269 41.3% 1,739 56.7% 61 3,069 R+15.3
Mercer 1,482 48.4% 1,494 48.8% 85 3,061 R+0.4
Johnson 927 30.4% 2,076 68.0% 50 3,053 R+37.6
Owen 2,223 72.9% 791 25.9% 35 3,049 D+47.0
Washington 1,416 46.8% 1,582 52.3% 29 3,027 R+5.5
Morgan 1,845 61.4% 1,132 37.6% 30 3,007 D+23.7
Butler 846 28.4% 2,061 69.2% 71 2,978 R+40.8
Boyle 1,577 53.0% 1,358 45.6% 41 2,976 D+7.4
Calloway 2,056 69.9% 800 27.2% 87 2,943 D+42.7
Bath 1,466 51.3% 1,349 47.2% 45 2,860 D+4.1
Todd 1,363 48.0% 1,436 50.6% 41 2,840 R+2.6
Caldwell 1,306 46.1% 1,445 51.1% 79 2,830 R+4.9
Wayne 1,264 45.0% 1,472 52.4% 71 2,807 R+7.4
Greenup 1,205 43.4% 1,480 53.3% 93 2,778 R+9.9
Woodford 1,419 51.5% 1,305 47.3% 33 2,757 D+4.1
Casey 1,096 39.8% 1,615 58.6% 43 2,754 R+18.8
Garrard 1,225 45.2% 1,449 53.4% 37 2,711 R+8.3
Crittenden 1,145 42.4% 1,494 55.4% 59 2,698 R+12.9
Bell 666 24.8% 1,951 72.7% 65 2,682 R+47.9
Nicholas 1,559 58.5% 1,049 39.4% 55 2,663 D+19.2
Trigg 1,347 50.9% 1,250 47.2% 50 2,647 D+3.7
Floyd 1,446 54.9% 1,151 43.7% 35 2,632 D+11.2
Breathitt 1,168 44.9% 1,395 53.6% 38 2,601 R+8.7
Jessamine 1,256 48.5% 1,208 46.7% 124 2,588 D+1.9
Pendleton 1,304 51.1% 1,201 47.0% 49 2,554 D+4.0
Grant 1,396 55.4% 1,083 43.0% 42 2,521 D+12.4
Montgomery 1,257 50.4% 1,211 48.6% 25 2,493 D+1.8
Monroe 776 31.1% 1,690 67.8% 26 2,492 R+36.7
Marshall 1,364 55.2% 1,040 42.1% 67 2,471 D+13.1
Magoffin 982 40.4% 1,424 58.5% 27 2,433 R+18.2
Bracken 1,265 52.9% 993 41.5% 132 2,390 D+11.4
Green 1,077 45.4% 1,258 53.0% 37 2,372 R+7.6
Rockcastle 769 32.9% 1,533 65.5% 37 2,339 R+32.7
Clay 628 26.9% 1,691 72.3% 19 2,338 R+45.5
McLean 1,164 50.1% 1,042 44.8% 119 2,325 D+5.2
Simpson 1,361 58.9% 951 41.1% 2,312 D+17.7
Taylor 1,148 49.8% 1,107 48.1% 48 2,303 D+1.8
Anderson 1,206 52.7% 1,039 45.4% 44 2,289 D+7.3
Ballard 1,595 70.3% 592 26.1% 83 2,270 D+44.2
Boone 1,565 73.0% 560 26.1% 19 2,144 D+46.9
Estill 816 38.6% 1,264 59.8% 33 2,113 R+21.2
Metcalfe 923 43.7% 1,142 54.1% 45 2,110 R+10.4
Livingston 1,106 53.7% 889 43.2% 63 2,058 D+10.5
Larue 1,026 51.0% 960 47.8% 24 2,010 D+3.3
Edmonson 722 36.1% 1,260 63.0% 17 1,999 R+26.9
Jackson 197 10.3% 1,686 88.6% 21 1,904 R+78.2
Carroll 1,262 66.8% 590 31.2% 38 1,890 D+35.6
Meade 1,117 60.0% 721 38.7% 23 1,861 D+21.3
Harlan 217 12.4% 1,517 86.3% 23 1,757 R+74.0
Elliott 1,162 66.5% 574 32.9% 11 1,747 D+33.7
Russell 631 36.1% 1,027 58.8% 89 1,747 R+22.7
Hickman 1,246 72.4% 443 25.8% 31 1,720 D+46.7
Bullitt 1,054 61.3% 643 37.4% 22 1,719 D+23.9
Lee 638 38.1% 1,018 60.7% 20 1,676 R+22.7
Hancock 698 42.8% 881 54.0% 53 1,632 R+11.2
Perry 432 27.1% 1,156 72.4% 9 1,597 R+45.3
Carlisle 1,176 74.2% 365 23.0% 43 1,584 D+51.2
Wolfe 899 56.9% 653 41.4% 27 1,579 D+15.6
Rowan 652 42.0% 858 55.3% 41 1,551 R+13.3
Knott 1,019 66.5% 504 32.9% 10 1,533 D+33.6
Lyon 746 49.5% 691 45.9% 69 1,506 D+3.7
Fulton 1,004 67.0% 459 30.6% 36 1,499 D+36.4
Trimble 1,060 74.2% 331 23.2% 38 1,429 D+51.0
Owsley 245 17.3% 1,157 81.5% 18 1,420 R+64.2
Cumberland 523 37.1% 868 61.6% 19 1,410 R+24.5
Spencer 882 63.9% 485 35.1% 14 1,381 D+28.7
Leslie 120 8.7% 1,246 90.8% 6 1,372 R+82.1
Clinton 343 25.1% 989 72.5% 32 1,364 R+47.4
Oldham 744 56.3% 544 41.1% 34 1,322 D+15.1
Letcher 409 32.1% 857 67.2% 9 1,275 R+35.1
Powell 634 51.9% 566 46.4% 21 1,221 D+5.6
Gallatin 809 74.2% 270 24.8% 11 1,090 D+49.4
Menifee 680 63.0% 394 36.5% 6 1,080 D+26.5
Robertson 592 58.7% 399 39.5% 18 1,009 D+19.1
Martin 160 17.4% 749 81.4% 11 920 R+64.0

Counties as they stood in 1907; 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