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1927 Kentucky governor election
Flem D. Sampson (Republican) beat John C.W. Beckham (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1927, 52.1% to 47.9%, a margin of 4.2 points and 32,122 votes.
Kentucky changed party: in 1923 it went Democratic, for William J. Fields.
Democrats led in 63 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 57. The largest, Jefferson, cast 149,799 votes and went to the Republican by 3.9 points. The closest was Hart, where 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flem D. Sampson won | Republican | 399,698 | 52.1% |
| John C.W. Beckham | Democratic | 367,576 | 47.9% |
| Total | 767,274 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 71,941 48.0% | 77,858 52.0% | 149,799 | R+3.9 | |
| Kenton | 9,214 35.8% | 16,552 64.2% | 25,766 | R+28.5 | |
| Campbell | 6,255 29.9% | 14,635 70.1% | 20,890 | R+40.1 | |
| Fayette | 7,706 37.3% | 12,971 62.7% | 20,677 | R+25.5 | |
| Pike | 5,401 39.0% | 8,432 61.0% | 13,833 | R+21.9 | |
| Harlan | 2,513 19.3% | 10,497 80.7% | 13,010 | R+61.4 | |
| Daviess | 6,482 54.9% | 5,318 45.1% | 11,800 | D+9.9 | |
| Christian | 5,773 49.5% | 5,895 50.5% | 11,668 | R+1.0 | |
| Hopkins | 6,630 61.5% | 4,150 38.5% | 10,780 | D+23.0 | |
| Warren | 6,548 62.3% | 3,961 37.7% | 10,509 | D+24.6 | |
| Boyd | 4,074 38.9% | 6,408 61.1% | 10,482 | R+22.3 | |
| Madison | 5,028 49.8% | 5,067 50.2% | 10,095 | R+0.4 | |
| Floyd | 4,210 44.4% | 5,275 55.6% | 9,485 | R+11.2 | |
| McCracken | 5,740 60.9% | 3,678 39.1% | 9,418 | D+21.9 | |
| Pulaski | 3,543 38.3% | 5,704 61.7% | 9,247 | R+23.4 | |
| Muhlenberg | 4,021 47.4% | 4,470 52.6% | 8,491 | R+5.3 | |
| Henderson | 4,010 47.5% | 4,432 52.5% | 8,442 | R+5.0 | |
| Logan | 5,272 66.6% | 2,647 33.4% | 7,919 | D+33.1 | |
| Graves | 6,080 78.8% | 1,638 21.2% | 7,718 | D+57.6 | |
| Franklin | 4,876 64.1% | 2,729 35.9% | 7,605 | D+28.2 | |
| Whitley | 1,280 16.9% | 6,278 83.1% | 7,558 | R+66.1 | |
| Bell | 2,160 28.9% | 5,310 71.1% | 7,470 | R+42.2 | |
| Perry | 2,233 30.1% | 5,174 69.9% | 7,407 | R+39.7 | |
| Barren | 4,067 57.6% | 2,999 42.4% | 7,066 | D+15.1 | |
| Knox | 1,101 16.5% | 5,573 83.5% | 6,674 | R+67.0 | |
| Letcher | 1,626 24.4% | 5,048 75.6% | 6,674 | R+51.3 | |
| Ohio | 2,896 43.9% | 3,701 56.1% | 6,597 | R+12.2 | |
| Shelby | 4,059 63.2% | 2,368 36.8% | 6,427 | D+26.3 | |
| Breckinridge | 2,842 44.6% | 3,530 55.4% | 6,372 | R+10.8 | |
| Hardin | 3,993 63.5% | 2,293 36.5% | 6,286 | D+27.0 | |
| Mason | 3,397 54.8% | 2,802 45.2% | 6,199 | D+9.6 | |
| Carter | 1,529 24.8% | 4,640 75.2% | 6,169 | R+50.4 | |
| Bourbon | 3,023 49.1% | 3,137 50.9% | 6,160 | R+1.9 | |
| Boyle | 3,490 56.9% | 2,644 43.1% | 6,134 | D+13.8 | |
| Clark | 3,635 60.2% | 2,401 39.8% | 6,036 | D+20.4 | |
| Lincoln | 3,200 54.6% | 2,659 45.4% | 5,859 | D+9.2 | |
| Breathitt | 3,174 56.4% | 2,456 43.6% | 5,630 | D+12.8 | |
| Nelson | 3,228 57.5% | 2,383 42.5% | 5,611 | D+15.1 | |
| Scott | 3,014 56.4% | 2,334 43.6% | 5,348 | D+12.7 | |
| Webster | 3,000 56.2% | 2,342 43.8% | 5,342 | D+12.3 | |
| Estill | 2,389 46.1% | 2,791 53.9% | 5,180 | R+7.8 | |
| Harrison | 3,332 65.6% | 1,748 34.4% | 5,080 | D+31.2 | |
| Mercer | 3,040 59.9% | 2,037 40.1% | 5,077 | D+19.8 | |
| Fleming | 2,511 50.4% | 2,474 49.6% | 4,985 | D+0.7 | |
| Greenup | 1,952 39.3% | 3,021 60.7% | 4,973 | R+21.5 | |
| Henry | 3,198 65.7% | 1,670 34.3% | 4,868 | D+31.4 | |
| Allen | 2,308 48.5% | 2,452 51.5% | 4,760 | R+3.0 | |
| Adair | 2,234 47.1% | 2,514 52.9% | 4,748 | R+5.9 | |
| Magoffin | 1,838 38.7% | 2,907 61.3% | 4,745 | R+22.5 | |
| Grayson | 2,054 44.1% | 2,601 55.9% | 4,655 | R+11.8 | |
| Calloway | 3,507 77.3% | 1,029 22.7% | 4,536 | D+54.6 | |
| Garrard | 2,200 49.4% | 2,257 50.6% | 4,457 | R+1.3 | |
| Laurel | 1,220 27.4% | 3,225 72.6% | 4,445 | R+45.1 | |
| Morgan | 2,593 58.5% | 1,836 41.5% | 4,429 | D+17.1 | |
| Todd | 2,958 67.1% | 1,448 32.9% | 4,406 | D+34.3 | |
| Johnson | 1,096 25.2% | 3,249 74.8% | 4,345 | R+49.6 | |
| Jessamine | 2,538 59.1% | 1,755 40.9% | 4,293 | D+18.2 | |
| Hart | 2,123 49.9% | 2,129 50.1% | 4,252 | R+0.1 | |
| Washington | 2,028 48.6% | 2,149 51.4% | 4,177 | R+2.9 | |
| Marion | 2,592 63.0% | 1,525 37.0% | 4,117 | D+25.9 | |
| Lawrence | 1,606 39.8% | 2,427 60.2% | 4,033 | R+20.4 | |
| Caldwell | 1,985 49.3% | 2,043 50.7% | 4,028 | R+1.4 | |
| Trigg | 2,154 54.0% | 1,833 46.0% | 3,987 | D+8.1 | |
| Taylor | 2,094 52.8% | 1,874 47.2% | 3,968 | D+5.5 | |
| Woodford | 2,037 52.0% | 1,880 48.0% | 3,917 | D+4.0 | |
| Montgomery | 2,367 60.6% | 1,537 39.4% | 3,904 | D+21.3 | |
| Union | 2,728 70.0% | 1,169 30.0% | 3,897 | D+40.0 | |
| Owen | 3,124 81.0% | 732 19.0% | 3,856 | D+62.0 | |
| Simpson | 2,754 71.7% | 1,086 28.3% | 3,840 | D+43.4 | |
| Lewis | 1,157 30.2% | 2,673 69.8% | 3,830 | R+39.6 | |
| Wayne | 1,736 47.1% | 1,950 52.9% | 3,686 | R+5.8 | |
| Casey | 1,444 39.5% | 2,209 60.5% | 3,653 | R+20.9 | |
| Butler | 1,072 29.5% | 2,559 70.5% | 3,631 | R+41.0 | |
| Marshall | 2,575 71.2% | 1,040 28.8% | 3,615 | D+42.5 | |
| Rockcastle | 1,080 30.4% | 2,475 69.6% | 3,555 | R+39.2 | |
| Green | 1,688 47.6% | 1,858 52.4% | 3,546 | R+4.8 | |
| Pendleton | 1,956 57.2% | 1,466 42.8% | 3,422 | D+14.3 | |
| Edmonson | 1,351 40.0% | 2,026 60.0% | 3,377 | R+20.0 | |
| Russell | 1,197 35.9% | 2,136 64.1% | 3,333 | R+28.2 | |
| Anderson | 1,965 59.8% | 1,323 40.2% | 3,288 | D+19.5 | |
| Clay | 657 20.0% | 2,629 80.0% | 3,286 | R+60.0 | |
| Monroe | 989 31.0% | 2,199 69.0% | 3,188 | R+38.0 | |
| Ballard | 2,617 82.1% | 570 17.9% | 3,187 | D+64.2 | |
| Grant | 1,873 59.2% | 1,290 40.8% | 3,163 | D+18.4 | |
| Carroll | 2,287 73.2% | 839 26.8% | 3,126 | D+46.3 | |
| McCreary | 476 15.4% | 2,610 84.6% | 3,086 | R+69.2 | |
| Nicholas | 1,922 62.4% | 1,157 37.6% | 3,079 | D+24.8 | |
| Knott | 1,802 59.5% | 1,229 40.5% | 3,031 | D+18.9 | |
| McLean | 1,666 55.1% | 1,360 44.9% | 3,026 | D+10.1 | |
| Fulton | 2,253 76.9% | 677 23.1% | 2,930 | D+53.8 | |
| Bath | 1,620 55.7% | 1,289 44.3% | 2,909 | D+11.4 | |
| Larue | 1,634 57.6% | 1,204 42.4% | 2,838 | D+15.2 | |
| Lee | 1,340 47.3% | 1,495 52.7% | 2,835 | R+5.5 | |
| Crittenden | 1,323 46.7% | 1,511 53.3% | 2,834 | R+6.6 | |
| Metcalfe | 1,180 45.2% | 1,428 54.8% | 2,608 | R+9.5 | |
| Rowan | 1,065 41.0% | 1,534 59.0% | 2,599 | R+18.0 | |
| Bullitt | 1,674 65.1% | 898 34.9% | 2,572 | D+30.2 | |
| Lyon | 1,589 61.9% | 977 38.1% | 2,566 | D+23.9 | |
| Wolfe | 1,403 54.9% | 1,154 45.1% | 2,557 | D+9.7 | |
| Clinton | 556 22.5% | 1,915 77.5% | 2,471 | R+55.0 | |
| Boone | 1,606 66.7% | 800 33.3% | 2,406 | D+33.5 | |
| Bracken | 1,315 55.0% | 1,076 45.0% | 2,391 | D+10.0 | |
| Cumberland | 700 29.4% | 1,680 70.6% | 2,380 | R+41.2 | |
| Oldham | 1,533 65.3% | 816 34.7% | 2,349 | D+30.5 | |
| Hickman | 1,831 78.0% | 517 22.0% | 2,348 | D+56.0 | |
| Meade | 1,388 59.4% | 949 40.6% | 2,337 | D+18.8 | |
| Leslie | 150 6.5% | 2,174 93.5% | 2,324 | R+87.1 | |
| Jackson | 132 6.1% | 2,017 93.9% | 2,149 | R+87.7 | |
| Carlisle | 1,814 86.4% | 285 13.6% | 2,099 | D+72.8 | |
| Livingston | 1,235 61.8% | 765 38.3% | 2,000 | D+23.5 | |
| Spencer | 1,280 65.4% | 676 34.6% | 1,956 | D+30.9 | |
| Elliott | 1,065 58.5% | 757 41.5% | 1,822 | D+16.9 | |
| Hancock | 885 49.5% | 903 50.5% | 1,788 | R+1.0 | |
| Owsley | 273 16.2% | 1,416 83.8% | 1,689 | R+67.7 | |
| Powell | 852 54.9% | 701 45.1% | 1,553 | D+9.7 | |
| Martin | 218 14.1% | 1,323 85.9% | 1,541 | R+71.7 | |
| Gallatin | 1,065 72.8% | 397 27.2% | 1,462 | D+45.7 | |
| Trimble | 1,112 84.6% | 203 15.4% | 1,315 | D+69.1 | |
| Robertson | 646 63.8% | 366 36.2% | 1,012 | D+27.7 | |
| Menifee | 505 55.2% | 410 44.8% | 915 | D+10.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1927; 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 |