Election 1931 Results
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1931 Kentucky governor election
Ruby Laffoon (Democrat) beat William B. Harrison (Republican) in Kentucky in 1931, 54.3% to 45.4%, a margin of 8.9 points and 71,531 votes.
Kentucky changed party: in 1927 it went Republican, for Flem D. Sampson.
Democrats led in 81 of the 119 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 38. The largest, Jefferson, cast 121,382 votes and went to the Republican by 11.5 points. The closest was Breckinridge, where 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Laffoon won | Democratic | 438,513 | 54.3% |
| William B. Harrison | Republican | 366,982 | 45.4% |
| All other candidates | 2,311 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 807,806 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 53,566 44.1% | 67,471 55.6% | 345 | 121,382 | R+11.5 |
| Fayette | 11,532 48.4% | 12,233 51.4% | 46 | 23,811 | R+2.9 |
| Kenton | 14,957 64.5% | 7,804 33.7% | 411 | 23,172 | D+30.9 |
| Campbell | 11,320 52.8% | 10,109 47.2% | 21,429 | D+5.7 | |
| Pike | 9,691 57.5% | 7,098 42.1% | 52 | 16,841 | D+15.4 |
| Daviess | 8,842 64.1% | 4,935 35.8% | 17 | 13,794 | D+28.3 |
| Boyd | 6,423 48.2% | 6,860 51.5% | 41 | 13,324 | R+3.3 |
| Hopkins | 9,195 69.1% | 4,068 30.6% | 37 | 13,300 | D+38.5 |
| Christian | 6,438 51.5% | 6,040 48.3% | 24 | 12,502 | D+3.2 |
| McCracken | 7,614 64.0% | 4,187 35.2% | 102 | 11,903 | D+28.8 |
| Warren | 6,587 56.7% | 5,014 43.1% | 24 | 11,625 | D+13.5 |
| Madison | 5,332 50.9% | 5,117 48.9% | 19 | 10,468 | D+2.1 |
| Muhlenberg | 5,347 51.3% | 5,010 48.1% | 62 | 10,419 | D+3.2 |
| Floyd | 6,690 66.6% | 3,327 33.1% | 24 | 10,041 | D+33.5 |
| Henderson | 5,750 57.4% | 4,240 42.3% | 35 | 10,025 | D+15.1 |
| Pulaski | 3,958 40.9% | 5,693 58.9% | 19 | 9,670 | R+17.9 |
| Perry | 4,487 48.1% | 4,816 51.6% | 23 | 9,326 | R+3.5 |
| Graves | 7,055 77.6% | 2,002 22.0% | 35 | 9,092 | D+55.6 |
| Bell | 3,656 40.9% | 5,242 58.7% | 33 | 8,931 | R+17.8 |
| Ohio | 4,151 47.6% | 4,538 52.0% | 33 | 8,722 | R+4.4 |
| Logan | 5,798 67.4% | 2,791 32.4% | 13 | 8,602 | D+35.0 |
| Whitley | 2,724 33.0% | 5,505 66.6% | 35 | 8,264 | R+33.7 |
| Franklin | 5,590 68.9% | 2,510 30.9% | 13 | 8,113 | D+38.0 |
| Hardin | 4,630 60.0% | 3,076 39.9% | 9 | 7,715 | D+20.1 |
| Letcher | 3,761 48.8% | 3,914 50.8% | 27 | 7,702 | R+2.0 |
| Barren | 4,418 60.7% | 2,853 39.2% | 10 | 7,281 | D+21.5 |
| Mason | 4,054 56.6% | 3,092 43.2% | 15 | 7,161 | D+13.4 |
| Nelson | 4,575 64.1% | 2,556 35.8% | 8 | 7,139 | D+28.3 |
| Knox | 2,702 38.3% | 4,310 61.1% | 42 | 7,054 | R+22.8 |
| Breckinridge | 3,456 50.2% | 3,420 49.6% | 14 | 6,890 | D+0.5 |
| Webster | 4,263 63.2% | 2,475 36.7% | 8 | 6,746 | D+26.5 |
| Carter | 2,960 44.0% | 3,749 55.8% | 12 | 6,721 | R+11.7 |
| Laurel | 2,694 40.1% | 4,007 59.7% | 10 | 6,711 | R+19.6 |
| Grayson | 3,068 47.7% | 3,338 51.9% | 20 | 6,426 | R+4.2 |
| Calloway | 5,268 85.3% | 896 14.5% | 11 | 6,175 | D+70.8 |
| Hart | 3,300 53.9% | 2,795 45.7% | 22 | 6,117 | D+8.3 |
| Johnson | 2,027 33.2% | 4,041 66.3% | 30 | 6,098 | R+33.0 |
| Bourbon | 3,545 59.6% | 2,399 40.3% | 6 | 5,950 | D+19.3 |
| Lincoln | 3,401 57.2% | 2,530 42.6% | 13 | 5,944 | D+14.7 |
| Adair | 2,765 46.6% | 3,169 53.4% | 5,934 | R+6.8 | |
| Greenup | 3,143 53.4% | 2,723 46.2% | 25 | 5,891 | D+7.1 |
| Shelby | 3,538 61.2% | 2,245 38.8% | 5,783 | D+22.4 | |
| Boyle | 3,750 65.1% | 2,002 34.8% | 8 | 5,760 | D+30.3 |
| Clark | 3,539 64.5% | 1,943 35.4% | 9 | 5,491 | D+29.1 |
| Fleming | 3,076 56.5% | 2,361 43.4% | 5 | 5,442 | D+13.1 |
| Marion | 3,642 67.9% | 1,715 32.0% | 8 | 5,365 | D+35.9 |
| Scott | 3,593 67.7% | 1,703 32.1% | 8 | 5,304 | D+35.6 |
| Harrison | 3,860 72.9% | 1,432 27.0% | 4 | 5,296 | D+45.8 |
| Estill | 2,675 50.7% | 2,595 49.2% | 6 | 5,276 | D+1.5 |
| Henry | 3,574 69.6% | 1,561 30.4% | 2 | 5,137 | D+39.2 |
| Clay | 1,474 28.8% | 3,628 70.8% | 19 | 5,121 | R+42.1 |
| Wayne | 2,568 50.3% | 2,531 49.6% | 8 | 5,107 | D+0.7 |
| Union | 3,970 79.3% | 1,026 20.5% | 8 | 5,004 | D+58.8 |
| Breathitt | 3,143 64.3% | 1,735 35.5% | 12 | 4,890 | D+28.8 |
| Caldwell | 2,767 56.6% | 2,106 43.1% | 13 | 4,886 | D+13.5 |
| Todd | 3,360 69.2% | 1,492 30.7% | 3 | 4,855 | D+38.5 |
| Casey | 1,972 40.8% | 2,838 58.7% | 21 | 4,831 | R+17.9 |
| Taylor | 2,337 48.4% | 2,482 51.4% | 9 | 4,828 | R+3.0 |
| Mercer | 2,727 56.6% | 2,083 43.2% | 8 | 4,818 | D+13.4 |
| Allen | 2,307 48.1% | 2,477 51.6% | 17 | 4,801 | R+3.5 |
| Rockcastle | 1,581 33.1% | 3,186 66.7% | 10 | 4,777 | R+33.6 |
| Trigg | 3,175 67.2% | 1,543 32.7% | 7 | 4,725 | D+34.5 |
| Lawrence | 2,391 52.5% | 2,151 47.2% | 14 | 4,556 | D+5.3 |
| Washington | 2,384 52.5% | 2,141 47.2% | 13 | 4,538 | D+5.4 |
| Morgan | 3,124 68.9% | 1,407 31.0% | 6 | 4,537 | D+37.8 |
| Garrard | 2,161 48.1% | 2,329 51.8% | 5 | 4,495 | R+3.7 |
| Magoffin | 2,099 47.2% | 2,343 52.7% | 1 | 4,443 | R+5.5 |
| Lewis | 1,546 34.9% | 2,870 64.8% | 16 | 4,432 | R+29.9 |
| Green | 2,067 46.8% | 2,342 53.0% | 9 | 4,418 | R+6.2 |
| Jessamine | 2,482 58.1% | 1,778 41.6% | 9 | 4,269 | D+16.5 |
| McLean | 2,946 69.6% | 1,282 30.3% | 5 | 4,233 | D+39.3 |
| Russell | 1,535 36.3% | 2,669 63.2% | 20 | 4,224 | R+26.8 |
| Woodford | 2,539 60.2% | 1,668 39.5% | 14 | 4,221 | D+20.6 |
| Crittenden | 2,019 48.2% | 2,160 51.5% | 13 | 4,192 | R+3.4 |
| Marshall | 3,128 75.1% | 1,024 24.6% | 12 | 4,164 | D+50.5 |
| Simpson | 2,897 69.7% | 1,257 30.2% | 3 | 4,157 | D+39.5 |
| Butler | 1,183 29.3% | 2,848 70.5% | 8 | 4,039 | R+41.2 |
| Bath | 2,386 59.9% | 1,585 39.8% | 9 | 3,980 | D+20.1 |
| Owen | 3,236 81.9% | 711 18.0% | 3 | 3,950 | D+63.9 |
| Fulton | 3,022 79.0% | 793 20.7% | 12 | 3,827 | D+58.2 |
| Montgomery | 2,223 58.4% | 1,578 41.4% | 6 | 3,807 | D+16.9 |
| Edmonson | 1,507 39.7% | 2,275 59.9% | 16 | 3,798 | R+20.2 |
| Knott | 3,014 79.6% | 771 20.4% | 3,785 | D+59.3 | |
| Bullitt | 2,700 73.1% | 984 26.7% | 8 | 3,692 | D+46.5 |
| Monroe | 1,265 34.6% | 2,384 65.3% | 3 | 3,652 | R+30.6 |
| Larue | 2,318 63.6% | 1,322 36.3% | 2 | 3,642 | D+27.3 |
| Ballard | 3,070 84.9% | 540 14.9% | 4 | 3,614 | D+70.0 |
| Carroll | 2,800 78.9% | 747 21.1% | 1 | 3,548 | D+57.9 |
| Rowan | 1,790 51.8% | 1,654 47.9% | 10 | 3,454 | D+3.9 |
| McCreary | 840 24.7% | 2,552 75.0% | 11 | 3,403 | R+50.3 |
| Jackson | 339 10.2% | 2,975 89.4% | 12 | 3,326 | R+79.3 |
| Meade | 1,984 60.5% | 1,285 39.2% | 9 | 3,278 | D+21.3 |
| Anderson | 2,006 62.7% | 1,194 37.3% | 3,200 | D+25.4 | |
| Grant | 2,001 63.4% | 1,151 36.5% | 4 | 3,156 | D+26.9 |
| Clinton | 800 25.6% | 2,320 74.2% | 8 | 3,128 | R+48.6 |
| Pendleton | 1,913 61.5% | 1,192 38.3% | 4 | 3,109 | D+23.2 |
| Nicholas | 2,029 66.0% | 1,034 33.6% | 10 | 3,073 | D+32.4 |
| Boone | 2,327 76.8% | 701 23.2% | 3,028 | D+53.7 | |
| Metcalfe | 1,333 45.8% | 1,569 53.9% | 9 | 2,911 | R+8.1 |
| Cumberland | 763 26.3% | 2,125 73.4% | 9 | 2,897 | R+47.0 |
| Hickman | 2,356 81.8% | 517 18.0% | 7 | 2,880 | D+63.9 |
| Lee | 1,300 45.5% | 1,554 54.4% | 4 | 2,858 | R+8.9 |
| Lyon | 1,718 61.5% | 1,070 38.3% | 7 | 2,795 | D+23.2 |
| Livingston | 1,742 62.9% | 1,017 36.7% | 11 | 2,770 | D+26.2 |
| Leslie | 492 18.3% | 2,186 81.1% | 17 | 2,695 | R+62.9 |
| Oldham | 1,896 71.2% | 764 28.7% | 2 | 2,662 | D+42.5 |
| Hancock | 1,260 53.1% | 1,107 46.7% | 5 | 2,372 | D+6.5 |
| Wolfe | 1,553 65.7% | 801 33.9% | 8 | 2,362 | D+31.8 |
| Owsley | 374 16.4% | 1,900 83.3% | 7 | 2,281 | R+66.9 |
| Bracken | 1,398 61.8% | 859 38.0% | 5 | 2,262 | D+23.8 |
| Spencer | 1,452 65.4% | 765 34.5% | 3 | 2,220 | D+30.9 |
| Carlisle | 1,954 90.2% | 210 9.7% | 3 | 2,167 | D+80.5 |
| Trimble | 1,796 89.2% | 214 10.6% | 3 | 2,013 | D+78.6 |
| Powell | 1,059 54.8% | 866 44.8% | 6 | 1,931 | D+10.0 |
| Elliott | 1,438 80.1% | 357 19.9% | 1,795 | D+60.2 | |
| Martin | 303 19.3% | 1,256 79.9% | 12 | 1,571 | R+60.7 |
| Gallatin | 1,167 77.6% | 334 22.2% | 2 | 1,503 | D+55.4 |
| Menifee | 902 67.0% | 444 33.0% | 1,346 | D+34.0 | |
| Robertson | 825 66.6% | 413 33.3% | 1 | 1,239 | D+33.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1931; 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 |