Election 1911 Results
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1911 Kentucky governor election
James B. McCreary (Democrat) beat Edward C. O'Rear (Republican) in Kentucky in 1911, 52.0% to 44.9%, a margin of 7.1 points and 30,877 votes.
Kentucky changed party: in 1907 it went Republican, for Augustus E. Willson.
Democrats led in 73 of the 119 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 46. The largest, Jefferson, cast 41,506 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.6 points. The closest was Powell, where 2 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James B. McCreary won | Democratic | 226,549 | 52.0% |
| Edward C. O'Rear | Republican | 195,672 | 44.9% |
| All other candidates | 13,409 | 3.1% | |
| Total | 435,630 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 23,369 56.3% | 18,137 43.7% | 41,506 | D+12.6 | |
| Kenton | 8,680 62.0% | 5,325 38.0% | 14,005 | D+24.0 | |
| Fayette | 5,436 51.7% | 5,075 48.3% | 10,511 | D+3.4 | |
| Campbell | 5,252 55.3% | 4,239 44.7% | 9,491 | D+10.7 | |
| Daviess | 4,683 60.3% | 3,085 39.7% | 7,768 | D+20.6 | |
| Christian | 3,010 44.8% | 3,707 55.2% | 6,717 | R+10.4 | |
| Warren | 3,020 48.9% | 3,158 51.1% | 6,178 | R+2.2 | |
| Hopkins | 3,302 53.8% | 2,833 46.2% | 6,135 | D+7.6 | |
| Madison | 3,043 51.4% | 2,882 48.6% | 5,925 | D+2.7 | |
| Pike | 2,667 45.3% | 3,216 54.7% | 5,883 | R+9.3 | |
| Pulaski | 2,145 37.5% | 3,574 62.5% | 5,719 | R+25.0 | |
| Logan | 3,598 65.6% | 1,889 34.4% | 5,487 | D+31.1 | |
| Ohio | 2,638 48.4% | 2,811 51.6% | 5,449 | R+3.2 | |
| Barren | 3,121 57.6% | 2,300 42.4% | 5,421 | D+15.1 | |
| Graves | 3,854 71.4% | 1,543 28.6% | 5,397 | D+42.8 | |
| McCracken | 2,926 54.4% | 2,454 45.6% | 5,380 | D+8.8 | |
| Muhlenberg | 2,246 48.3% | 2,406 51.7% | 4,652 | R+3.4 | |
| Whitley | 980 21.4% | 3,602 78.6% | 4,582 | R+57.2 | |
| Hardin | 2,802 62.3% | 1,692 37.7% | 4,494 | D+24.7 | |
| Franklin | 3,061 68.6% | 1,399 31.4% | 4,460 | D+37.3 | |
| Mason | 2,634 59.4% | 1,800 40.6% | 4,434 | D+18.8 | |
| Boyd | 2,138 49.2% | 2,209 50.8% | 4,347 | R+1.6 | |
| Breckinridge | 2,032 47.5% | 2,249 52.5% | 4,281 | R+5.1 | |
| Bourbon | 2,397 56.0% | 1,881 44.0% | 4,278 | D+12.1 | |
| Henderson | 2,802 66.0% | 1,441 34.0% | 4,243 | D+32.1 | |
| Clark | 2,590 62.4% | 1,559 37.6% | 4,149 | D+24.8 | |
| Shelby | 2,550 62.6% | 1,524 37.4% | 4,074 | D+25.2 | |
| Harrison | 2,550 64.5% | 1,405 35.5% | 3,955 | D+29.0 | |
| Webster | 2,392 60.7% | 1,550 39.3% | 3,942 | D+21.4 | |
| Scott | 2,345 60.3% | 1,545 39.7% | 3,890 | D+20.6 | |
| Fleming | 2,085 53.7% | 1,798 46.3% | 3,883 | D+7.4 | |
| Grayson | 1,797 46.8% | 2,041 53.2% | 3,838 | R+6.4 | |
| Carter | 1,521 41.1% | 2,182 58.9% | 3,703 | R+17.9 | |
| Bell | 1,195 32.3% | 2,504 67.7% | 3,699 | R+35.4 | |
| Knox | 954 26.1% | 2,704 73.9% | 3,658 | R+47.8 | |
| Lincoln | 1,943 54.0% | 1,652 46.0% | 3,595 | D+8.1 | |
| Henry | 2,314 64.6% | 1,266 35.4% | 3,580 | D+29.3 | |
| Nelson | 2,177 63.7% | 1,239 36.3% | 3,416 | D+27.5 | |
| Hart | 1,712 50.9% | 1,650 49.1% | 3,362 | D+1.8 | |
| Calloway | 2,066 61.7% | 1,282 38.3% | 3,348 | D+23.4 | |
| Adair | 1,615 48.6% | 1,706 51.4% | 3,321 | R+2.7 | |
| Laurel | 1,183 36.0% | 2,099 64.0% | 3,282 | R+27.9 | |
| Lawrence | 1,594 49.0% | 1,656 51.0% | 3,250 | R+1.9 | |
| Allen | 1,403 43.7% | 1,809 56.3% | 3,212 | R+12.6 | |
| Johnson | 1,067 33.4% | 2,132 66.6% | 3,199 | R+33.3 | |
| Breathitt | 1,886 59.1% | 1,305 40.9% | 3,191 | D+18.2 | |
| Mercer | 1,737 54.5% | 1,449 45.5% | 3,186 | D+9.0 | |
| Boyle | 1,781 56.5% | 1,374 43.5% | 3,155 | D+12.9 | |
| Marion | 1,923 62.2% | 1,169 37.8% | 3,092 | D+24.4 | |
| Bath | 1,658 53.8% | 1,426 46.2% | 3,084 | D+7.5 | |
| Morgan | 1,893 61.6% | 1,181 38.4% | 3,074 | D+23.2 | |
| Lewis | 1,048 34.8% | 1,960 65.2% | 3,008 | R+30.3 | |
| Owen | 2,367 79.0% | 630 21.0% | 2,997 | D+58.0 | |
| Washington | 1,524 51.5% | 1,435 48.5% | 2,959 | D+3.0 | |
| Butler | 1,048 35.6% | 1,899 64.4% | 2,947 | R+28.9 | |
| Caldwell | 1,440 49.2% | 1,488 50.8% | 2,928 | R+1.6 | |
| Todd | 1,532 52.4% | 1,389 47.6% | 2,921 | D+4.9 | |
| Union | 2,114 72.4% | 805 27.6% | 2,919 | D+44.8 | |
| Trigg | 1,533 53.3% | 1,344 46.7% | 2,877 | D+6.6 | |
| Garrard | 1,491 52.8% | 1,333 47.2% | 2,824 | D+5.6 | |
| Wayne | 1,473 52.3% | 1,342 47.7% | 2,815 | D+4.7 | |
| Jessamine | 1,580 56.7% | 1,205 43.3% | 2,785 | D+13.5 | |
| Montgomery | 1,602 57.7% | 1,174 42.3% | 2,776 | D+15.4 | |
| Floyd | 1,534 55.5% | 1,229 44.5% | 2,763 | D+11.0 | |
| Crittenden | 1,253 45.7% | 1,491 54.3% | 2,744 | R+8.7 | |
| Woodford | 1,540 57.0% | 1,162 43.0% | 2,702 | D+14.0 | |
| Marshall | 1,781 66.0% | 919 34.0% | 2,700 | D+31.9 | |
| Nicholas | 1,671 63.0% | 981 37.0% | 2,652 | D+26.0 | |
| Monroe | 876 33.2% | 1,764 66.8% | 2,640 | R+33.6 | |
| Meade | 1,413 54.4% | 1,183 45.6% | 2,596 | D+8.9 | |
| Greenup | 1,152 44.7% | 1,427 55.3% | 2,579 | R+10.7 | |
| Grant | 1,583 61.8% | 977 38.2% | 2,560 | D+23.7 | |
| Ballard | 1,954 76.5% | 600 23.5% | 2,554 | D+53.0 | |
| Rockcastle | 910 36.2% | 1,604 63.8% | 2,514 | R+27.6 | |
| Casey | 1,149 46.4% | 1,328 53.6% | 2,477 | R+7.2 | |
| Taylor | 1,288 52.5% | 1,163 47.5% | 2,451 | D+5.1 | |
| Green | 1,140 47.0% | 1,286 53.0% | 2,426 | R+6.0 | |
| Simpson | 1,593 66.2% | 813 33.8% | 2,406 | D+32.4 | |
| Anderson | 1,392 58.7% | 978 41.3% | 2,370 | D+17.5 | |
| Magoffin | 947 40.2% | 1,409 59.8% | 2,356 | R+19.6 | |
| Pendleton | 1,320 56.3% | 1,024 43.7% | 2,344 | D+12.6 | |
| Clay | 707 31.4% | 1,542 68.6% | 2,249 | R+37.1 | |
| Bracken | 1,370 62.0% | 839 38.0% | 2,209 | D+24.0 | |
| Larue | 1,268 58.5% | 899 41.5% | 2,167 | D+17.0 | |
| Metcalfe | 1,069 49.5% | 1,089 50.5% | 2,158 | R+0.9 | |
| Estill | 914 43.0% | 1,210 57.0% | 2,124 | R+13.9 | |
| Hickman | 1,648 78.5% | 452 21.5% | 2,100 | D+57.0 | |
| Boone | 1,624 78.0% | 458 22.0% | 2,082 | D+56.0 | |
| Carroll | 1,465 76.5% | 449 23.5% | 1,914 | D+53.1 | |
| McLean | 1,147 60.8% | 740 39.2% | 1,887 | D+21.6 | |
| Livingston | 1,051 57.2% | 787 42.8% | 1,838 | D+14.4 | |
| Jackson | 243 13.3% | 1,586 86.7% | 1,829 | R+73.4 | |
| Fulton | 1,392 77.6% | 401 22.4% | 1,793 | D+55.3 | |
| Russell | 769 42.9% | 1,024 57.1% | 1,793 | R+14.2 | |
| Harlan | 335 18.8% | 1,446 81.2% | 1,781 | R+62.4 | |
| Bullitt | 1,216 68.3% | 564 31.7% | 1,780 | D+36.6 | |
| Lyon | 1,087 61.3% | 687 38.7% | 1,774 | D+22.5 | |
| Knott | 1,168 66.1% | 598 33.9% | 1,766 | D+32.3 | |
| Edmonson | 605 35.5% | 1,098 64.5% | 1,703 | R+28.9 | |
| Carlisle | 1,324 77.9% | 376 22.1% | 1,700 | D+55.8 | |
| Lee | 745 44.3% | 936 55.7% | 1,681 | R+11.4 | |
| Elliott | 1,171 69.8% | 507 30.2% | 1,678 | D+39.6 | |
| Cumberland | 645 38.5% | 1,029 61.5% | 1,674 | R+22.9 | |
| Oldham | 1,128 67.8% | 536 32.2% | 1,664 | D+35.6 | |
| Rowan | 770 48.2% | 829 51.8% | 1,599 | R+3.7 | |
| Perry | 545 34.6% | 1,031 65.4% | 1,576 | R+30.8 | |
| Letcher | 489 31.5% | 1,064 68.5% | 1,553 | R+37.0 | |
| Wolfe | 921 59.6% | 624 40.4% | 1,545 | D+19.2 | |
| Spencer | 1,082 70.1% | 461 29.9% | 1,543 | D+40.2 | |
| Menifee | 705 45.7% | 836 54.3% | 1,541 | R+8.5 | |
| Hancock | 757 52.9% | 675 47.1% | 1,432 | D+5.7 | |
| Trimble | 1,092 78.5% | 299 21.5% | 1,391 | D+57.0 | |
| Owsley | 244 17.6% | 1,140 82.4% | 1,384 | R+64.7 | |
| Powell | 662 49.9% | 664 50.1% | 1,326 | R+0.2 | |
| Clinton | 374 30.7% | 843 69.3% | 1,217 | R+38.5 | |
| Gallatin | 856 75.6% | 276 24.4% | 1,132 | D+51.2 | |
| Leslie | 110 10.0% | 992 90.0% | 1,102 | R+80.0 | |
| Martin | 217 20.8% | 825 79.2% | 1,042 | R+58.3 | |
| Robertson | 619 60.5% | 404 39.5% | 1,023 | D+21.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1911; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |