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Election 1951 Results

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1951 Kentucky governor election

Lawrence W. Wetherby (Democrat) beat Eugene Siler (Republican) in Kentucky in 1951, 54.6% to 45.4%, a margin of 9.2 points and 58,331 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1947, when Earle C. Clements won.

Democrats led in 83 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 37. The largest, Jefferson, cast 107,420 votes and went to the Democrat by 7.6 points. The closest was Lawrence, where 1 vote 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
Lawrence W. Wetherby won Democratic 346,345 54.6%
Eugene Siler Republican 288,014 45.4%
Total634,359

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 57,777 53.8% 49,643 46.2% 107,420 D+7.6
Kenton 13,477 56.0% 10,583 44.0% 24,060 D+12.0
Campbell 12,741 55.6% 10,181 44.4% 22,922 D+11.2
Fayette 10,128 51.8% 9,415 48.2% 19,543 D+3.6
Pike 10,483 54.5% 8,757 45.5% 19,240 D+9.0
Boyd 6,675 47.9% 7,265 52.1% 13,940 R+4.2
Harlan 6,339 46.5% 7,286 53.5% 13,625 R+7.0
Daviess 6,303 60.4% 4,125 39.6% 10,428 D+20.9
Bell 3,979 39.5% 6,102 60.5% 10,081 R+21.1
Pulaski 3,360 34.9% 6,255 65.1% 9,615 R+30.1
Floyd 6,488 71.8% 2,552 28.2% 9,040 D+43.5
Perry 4,323 48.5% 4,597 51.5% 8,920 R+3.1
McCracken 6,008 70.9% 2,462 29.1% 8,470 D+41.9
Graves 6,829 86.1% 1,107 13.9% 7,936 D+72.1
Warren 4,990 63.3% 2,898 36.7% 7,888 D+26.5
Whitley 1,833 23.4% 5,985 76.6% 7,818 R+53.1
Letcher 4,112 53.0% 3,649 47.0% 7,761 D+6.0
Madison 3,744 50.0% 3,738 50.0% 7,482 D+0.1
Logan 6,415 86.6% 989 13.4% 7,404 D+73.3
Franklin 5,890 81.8% 1,311 18.2% 7,201 D+63.6
Muhlenberg 3,189 50.1% 3,174 49.9% 6,363 D+0.2
Henderson 3,960 65.0% 2,128 35.0% 6,088 D+30.1
Christian 3,711 62.4% 2,239 37.6% 5,950 D+24.7
Carter 2,318 40.5% 3,411 59.5% 5,729 R+19.1
Laurel 1,639 28.9% 4,026 71.1% 5,665 R+42.1
Knox 1,813 32.0% 3,845 68.0% 5,658 R+35.9
Hopkins 3,996 72.2% 1,539 27.8% 5,535 D+44.4
Johnson 1,955 35.4% 3,567 64.6% 5,522 R+29.2
Barren 2,882 54.2% 2,431 45.8% 5,313 D+8.5
Hardin 3,335 63.3% 1,931 36.7% 5,266 D+26.7
Greenup 2,582 50.5% 2,534 49.5% 5,116 D+0.9
Wayne 2,402 48.2% 2,585 51.8% 4,987 R+3.7
Adair 1,872 40.4% 2,761 59.6% 4,633 R+19.2
Grayson 1,944 43.5% 2,523 56.5% 4,467 R+13.0
Mason 2,335 53.8% 2,004 46.2% 4,339 D+7.6
Lincoln 2,141 50.2% 2,126 49.8% 4,267 D+0.4
Hart 2,253 55.3% 1,821 44.7% 4,074 D+10.6
Clay 1,118 27.7% 2,914 72.3% 4,032 R+44.5
Ohio 1,682 42.3% 2,295 57.7% 3,977 R+15.4
Nelson 2,915 73.7% 1,038 26.3% 3,953 D+47.5
Magoffin 1,958 49.6% 1,991 50.4% 3,949 R+0.8
Garrard 1,891 48.7% 1,994 51.3% 3,885 R+2.7
Boyle 2,327 60.1% 1,543 39.9% 3,870 D+20.3
Estill 1,634 43.4% 2,127 56.6% 3,761 R+13.1
Lawrence 1,877 50.0% 1,878 50.0% 3,755 level
Taylor 1,878 50.6% 1,836 49.4% 3,714 D+1.1
Casey 1,169 31.5% 2,541 68.5% 3,710 R+37.0
Shelby 2,459 66.3% 1,250 33.7% 3,709 D+32.6
Calloway 2,934 80.7% 701 19.3% 3,635 D+61.4
Green 1,646 46.1% 1,922 53.9% 3,568 R+7.7
Knott 3,052 85.8% 506 14.2% 3,558 D+71.6
Fleming 1,945 55.4% 1,565 44.6% 3,510 D+10.8
Russell 1,227 35.5% 2,225 64.5% 3,452 R+28.9
Clark 2,099 61.0% 1,343 39.0% 3,442 D+22.0
Allen 1,453 42.3% 1,979 57.7% 3,432 R+15.3
Jessamine 2,106 61.6% 1,313 38.4% 3,419 D+23.2
Breathitt 2,762 81.6% 624 18.4% 3,386 D+63.1
Caldwell 1,741 52.1% 1,598 47.9% 3,339 D+4.3
Leslie 455 13.8% 2,843 86.2% 3,298 R+72.4
Marion 2,290 69.9% 987 30.1% 3,277 D+39.8
Breckinridge 2,009 61.7% 1,248 38.3% 3,257 D+23.4
Rockcastle 1,007 31.2% 2,219 68.8% 3,226 R+37.6
Morgan 2,503 78.2% 697 21.8% 3,200 D+56.4
Scott 2,005 63.4% 1,156 36.6% 3,161 D+26.9
Lewis 1,085 34.5% 2,059 65.5% 3,144 R+31.0
Rowan 1,581 50.8% 1,530 49.2% 3,111 D+1.6
Union 2,425 79.2% 635 20.8% 3,060 D+58.5
Harrison 2,132 70.1% 909 29.9% 3,041 D+40.2
Metcalfe 1,521 50.2% 1,508 49.8% 3,029 D+0.4
Mercer 1,637 54.4% 1,371 45.6% 3,008 D+8.8
Clinton 701 24.1% 2,202 75.9% 2,903 R+51.7
Monroe 854 29.8% 2,008 70.2% 2,862 R+40.3
Washington 1,441 50.6% 1,406 49.4% 2,847 D+1.2
Bourbon 1,791 65.0% 965 35.0% 2,756 D+30.0
Butler 1,039 38.0% 1,696 62.0% 2,735 R+24.0
Henry 1,862 68.6% 851 31.4% 2,713 D+37.3
Cumberland 782 29.8% 1,841 70.2% 2,623 R+40.4
Edmonson 881 34.0% 1,711 66.0% 2,592 R+32.0
Lee 1,116 43.1% 1,473 56.9% 2,589 R+13.8
Webster 1,737 67.8% 825 32.2% 2,562 D+35.6
McCreary 500 19.7% 2,044 80.3% 2,544 R+60.7
Montgomery 1,536 60.8% 990 39.2% 2,526 D+21.6
Woodford 1,480 61.0% 946 39.0% 2,426 D+22.0
Jackson 373 15.4% 2,049 84.6% 2,422 R+69.2
Marshall 1,834 76.5% 562 23.5% 2,396 D+53.1
Todd 1,799 75.8% 574 24.2% 2,373 D+51.6
Anderson 1,535 65.7% 800 34.3% 2,335 D+31.5
Crittenden 993 42.7% 1,335 57.3% 2,328 R+14.7
Carroll 1,699 75.0% 567 25.0% 2,266 D+50.0
Bath 1,379 61.8% 851 38.2% 2,230 D+23.7
Grant 1,335 59.9% 894 40.1% 2,229 D+19.8
Pendleton 1,276 57.9% 926 42.1% 2,202 D+15.9
Larue 1,473 67.5% 708 32.5% 2,181 D+35.1
Owen 1,649 75.6% 531 24.4% 2,180 D+51.3
McLean 1,147 53.6% 994 46.4% 2,141 D+7.1
Trigg 1,531 72.1% 592 27.9% 2,123 D+44.2
Elliott 1,669 79.6% 429 20.4% 2,098 D+59.1
Oldham 1,231 61.3% 777 38.7% 2,008 D+22.6
Simpson 1,566 78.7% 423 21.3% 1,989 D+57.5
Boone 1,095 57.4% 814 42.6% 1,909 D+14.7
Bullitt 1,206 67.6% 579 32.4% 1,785 D+35.1
Fulton 1,473 85.2% 256 14.8% 1,729 D+70.4
Ballard 1,357 83.1% 275 16.9% 1,632 D+66.3
Nicholas 1,113 69.0% 501 31.0% 1,614 D+37.9
Hickman 1,299 80.6% 313 19.4% 1,612 D+61.2
Powell 880 56.3% 684 43.7% 1,564 D+12.5
Livingston 1,015 65.1% 545 34.9% 1,560 D+30.1
Meade 1,079 69.9% 464 30.1% 1,543 D+39.9
Owsley 288 19.1% 1,217 80.9% 1,505 R+61.7
Bracken 893 59.5% 609 40.5% 1,502 D+18.9
Martin 493 34.9% 921 65.1% 1,414 R+30.3
Hancock 660 50.7% 642 49.3% 1,302 D+1.4
Carlisle 1,066 83.2% 216 16.8% 1,282 D+66.3
Wolfe 825 65.6% 433 34.4% 1,258 D+31.2
Lyon 919 75.7% 295 24.3% 1,214 D+51.4
Menifee 812 73.8% 288 26.2% 1,100 D+47.6
Spencer 707 65.7% 369 34.3% 1,076 D+31.4
Gallatin 751 75.3% 246 24.7% 997 D+50.7
Trimble 868 88.3% 115 11.7% 983 D+76.6
Robertson 593 61.5% 372 38.5% 965 D+22.9

Counties as they stood in 1951; 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