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Election 1919 Results

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1919 Kentucky governor election

Edwin P. Morrow (Republican) beat James D. Black (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1919, 53.8% to 45.3%, a margin of 8.5 points and 40,338 votes.

Kentucky changed party: in 1915 it went Democratic, for Augustus O. Stanley.

Republicans led in 63 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 57. The largest, Jefferson, cast 53,037 votes and went to the Republican by 17.8 points. The closest was McLean, where 6 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edwin P. Morrow won	Republican	254,472	53.8%
James D. Black	Democratic	214,134	45.3%
All other candidates		4,220	0.9%
Total		472,826

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	21,399 40.3%	30,847 58.2%	791	53,037	R+17.8
Kenton	5,216 37.7%	7,948 57.4%	683	13,847	R+19.7
Campbell	3,500 29.8%	7,662 65.3%	564	11,726	R+35.5
Fayette	5,430 47.6%	5,952 52.2%	24	11,406	R+4.6
Daviess	4,258 51.1%	4,046 48.6%	25	8,329	D+2.5
Christian	3,412 42.2%	4,629 57.2%	51	8,092	R+15.0
Pike	3,054 38.7%	4,802 60.9%	29	7,885	R+22.2
Hopkins	3,417 49.3%	3,446 49.7%	75	6,938	R+0.4
McCracken	3,224 48.2%	3,346 50.0%	116	6,686	R+1.8
Warren	3,471 53.7%	2,970 46.0%	22	6,463	D+7.8
Madison	2,897 47.2%	3,229 52.6%	15	6,141	R+5.4
Pulaski	1,854 30.3%	4,244 69.4%	15	6,113	R+39.1
Muhlenberg	2,318 38.2%	3,566 58.7%	189	6,073	R+20.5
Graves	4,223 70.9%	1,669 28.0%	66	5,958	D+42.9
Logan	3,122 57.3%	2,308 42.3%	22	5,452	D+14.9
Ohio	2,147 39.8%	3,155 58.5%	90	5,392	R+18.7
Bell	1,087 20.4%	4,192 78.8%	40	5,319	R+58.4
Barren	2,803 53.9%	2,379 45.7%	19	5,201	D+8.2
Boyd	1,815 36.5%	3,111 62.6%	40	4,966	R+26.1
Harlan	940 19.3%	3,900 80.1%	28	4,868	R+60.8
Whitley	827 17.4%	3,892 81.7%	43	4,762	R+64.4
Shelby	2,717 57.9%	1,962 41.8%	14	4,693	D+16.1
Bourbon	2,557 54.7%	2,113 45.2%	1	4,671	D+9.5
Henderson	2,585 57.8%	1,805 40.3%	84	4,474	D+17.4
Mason	2,068 46.6%	2,353 53.1%	13	4,434	R+6.4
Franklin	2,960 67.3%	1,436 32.6%	5	4,401	D+34.6
Breckinridge	1,865 42.7%	2,494 57.1%	7	4,366	R+14.4
Knox	1,081 25.1%	3,210 74.6%	12	4,303	R+49.5
Hardin	2,327 54.9%	1,899 44.8%	15	4,241	D+10.1
Carter	1,445 34.3%	2,740 65.0%	31	4,216	R+30.7
Lincoln	2,088 50.1%	2,081 49.9%		4,169	D+0.2
Floyd	1,904 46.2%	2,086 50.6%	130	4,120	R+4.4
Clark	2,328 58.0%	1,685 42.0%		4,013	D+16.0
Webster	2,033 51.6%	1,890 47.9%	19	3,942	D+3.6
Harrison	2,471 63.0%	1,445 36.8%	7	3,923	D+26.2
Grayson	1,541 39.5%	2,346 60.1%	17	3,904	R+20.6
Perry	1,038 26.6%	2,852 73.1%	10	3,900	R+46.5
Scott	2,371 60.9%	1,506 38.7%	15	3,892	D+22.2
Nelson	2,196 57.3%	1,630 42.5%	6	3,832	D+14.8
Henry	2,437 64.5%	1,338 35.4%	4	3,779	D+29.1
Mercer	1,987 53.7%	1,702 46.0%	13	3,702	D+7.7
Adair	1,613 43.6%	2,078 56.1%	10	3,701	R+12.6
Laurel	1,024 27.9%	2,629 71.5%	23	3,676	R+43.7
Hart	1,621 44.6%	1,988 54.7%	24	3,633	R+10.1
Fleming	1,794 49.7%	1,805 50.0%	8	3,607	R+0.3
Boyle	1,975 55.0%	1,607 44.8%	7	3,589	D+10.3
Johnson	937 26.3%	2,599 73.0%	23	3,559	R+46.7
Letcher	881 24.8%	2,662 74.9%	12	3,555	R+50.1
Allen	1,310 37.1%	2,217 62.9%		3,527	R+25.7
Lewis	928 27.0%	2,479 72.1%	29	3,436	R+45.1
Todd	1,704 50.1%	1,690 49.6%	10	3,404	D+0.4
Breathitt	1,595 48.0%	1,725 51.9%	4	3,324	R+3.9
Calloway	2,366 71.7%	885 26.8%	47	3,298	D+44.9
Butler	915 28.1%	2,337 71.8%	5	3,257	R+43.7
Washington	1,464 45.3%	1,759 54.4%	9	3,232	R+9.1
Owen	2,434 75.4%	783 24.3%	9	3,226	D+51.2
Casey	1,167 36.6%	2,010 63.1%	9	3,186	R+26.5
Jessamine	1,735 55.0%	1,412 44.8%	6	3,153	D+10.2
Caldwell	1,444 45.9%	1,666 53.0%	34	3,144	R+7.1
Garrard	1,394 45.1%	1,677 54.3%	19	3,090	R+9.2
Marion	1,721 55.7%	1,352 43.8%	14	3,087	D+12.0
Clay	708 23.2%	2,336 76.5%	9	3,053	R+53.3
Trigg	1,518 50.0%	1,492 49.2%	25	3,035	D+0.9
Lawrence	1,371 45.4%	1,645 54.4%	7	3,023	R+9.1
Union	1,872 63.7%	1,016 34.6%	49	2,937	D+29.1
Rockcastle	886 30.4%	2,020 69.3%	7	2,913	R+38.9
Woodford	1,600 55.4%	1,282 44.4%	8	2,890	D+11.0
Greenup	1,090 38.0%	1,742 60.7%	36	2,868	R+22.7
Crittenden	1,142 40.0%	1,702 59.6%	14	2,858	R+19.6
Morgan	1,668 59.4%	1,140 40.6%	2	2,810	D+18.8
Marshall	1,692 60.5%	1,085 38.8%	19	2,796	D+21.7
Wayne	1,093 39.4%	1,676 60.4%	4	2,773	R+21.0
McLean	1,366 49.7%	1,360 49.5%	21	2,747	D+0.2
Taylor	1,302 47.7%	1,420 52.0%	7	2,729	R+4.3
Montgomery	1,505 55.4%	1,209 44.5%	4	2,718	D+10.9
Bath	1,337 49.5%	1,360 50.3%	5	2,702	R+0.9
Estill	1,031 38.4%	1,647 61.3%	7	2,685	R+22.9
Pendleton	1,389 51.8%	1,290 48.1%	5	2,684	D+3.7
Monroe	698 26.2%	1,960 73.4%	11	2,669	R+47.3
Nicholas	1,574 61.0%	1,002 38.8%	6	2,582	D+22.2
Ballard	1,872 72.7%	681 26.4%	23	2,576	D+46.2
Anderson	1,300 50.6%	1,261 49.0%	10	2,571	D+1.5
Simpson	1,517 60.2%	996 39.5%	8	2,521	D+20.7
Magoffin	915 36.5%	1,594 63.5%	1	2,510	R+27.1
Green	1,098 43.8%	1,395 55.7%	12	2,505	R+11.9
Grant	1,413 56.8%	1,070 43.0%	3	2,486	D+13.8
Bracken	1,209 51.8%	1,096 47.0%	28	2,333	D+4.8
Jackson	202 9.2%	2,005 90.8%		2,207	R+81.7
Edmonson	796 36.1%	1,403 63.7%	4	2,203	R+27.6
Metcalfe	946 44.0%	1,198 55.7%	7	2,151	R+11.7
Russell	711 33.1%	1,431 66.7%	3	2,145	R+33.6
Larue	1,036 49.7%	1,042 50.0%	8	2,086	R+0.3
Carroll	1,519 72.9%	553 26.5%	12	2,084	D+46.4
Fulton	1,473 71.2%	586 28.3%	11	2,070	D+42.9
Livingston	1,048 51.1%	978 47.7%	25	2,051	D+3.4
Bullitt	1,231 60.9%	784 38.8%	7	2,022	D+22.1
Boone	1,452 72.6%	540 27.0%	9	2,001	D+45.6
Meade	1,133 57.8%	810 41.3%	17	1,960	D+16.5
Lee	745 38.1%	1,205 61.7%	3	1,953	R+23.6
Cumberland	513 26.6%	1,412 73.1%	6	1,931	R+46.6
Knott	1,275 66.3%	644 33.5%	5	1,924	D+32.8
McCreary	280 15.2%	1,556 84.2%	11	1,847	R+69.1
Oldham	1,178 64.2%	654 35.6%	4	1,836	D+28.5
Spencer	1,063 59.8%	709 39.9%	5	1,777	D+19.9
Hickman	1,340 75.5%	427 24.0%	9	1,776	D+51.4
Lyon	976 55.8%	761 43.5%	11	1,748	D+12.3
Carlisle	1,252 74.6%	423 25.2%	4	1,679	D+49.4
Rowan	739 45.3%	879 53.9%	14	1,632	R+8.6
Leslie	101 6.2%	1,512 93.3%	8	1,621	R+87.0
Clinton	297 18.5%	1,304 81.3%	2	1,603	R+62.8
Wolfe	829 56.4%	640 43.5%	2	1,471	D+12.8
Elliott	919 65.1%	490 34.7%	2	1,411	D+30.4
Hancock	609 43.5%	770 55.0%	21	1,400	R+11.5
Owsley	187 13.6%	1,181 86.0%	5	1,373	R+72.4
Trimble	1,058 80.6%	251 19.1%	3	1,312	D+61.5
Martin	164 14.0%	1,006 86.0%		1,170	R+72.0
Powell	568 50.1%	559 49.3%	7	1,134	D+0.8
Gallatin	826 73.5%	293 26.1%	5	1,124	D+47.4
Robertson	572 57.6%	420 42.3%	1	993	D+15.3
Menifee	495 58.6%	343 40.6%	6	844	D+18.0

Counties as they stood in 1919; 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.

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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

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