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Election 1959 Results

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1959 Kentucky governor election

Bert T. Combs (Democrat) beat John M. Robsion Jr. (Republican) in Kentucky in 1959, 60.6% to 39.4%, a margin of 21.1 points and 180,093 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1955, when Happy Chandler won.

Democrats led in 93 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 27. The largest, Jefferson, cast 161,392 votes and went to the Republican by 0.2 points. The closest was Estill, where 24 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bert T. Combs won Democratic 516,549 60.6%
John M. Robsion Jr. Republican 336,456 39.4%
Total853,005

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 80,527 49.9% 80,865 50.1% 161,392 R+0.2
Fayette 15,056 57.4% 11,174 42.6% 26,230 D+14.8
Kenton 16,216 65.9% 8,375 34.1% 24,591 D+31.9
Campbell 12,319 58.8% 8,636 41.2% 20,955 D+17.6
Pike 12,802 67.0% 6,301 33.0% 19,103 D+34.0
Floyd 11,841 81.4% 2,712 18.6% 14,553 D+62.7
Boyd 8,347 58.9% 5,815 41.1% 14,162 D+17.9
McCracken 10,694 77.9% 3,034 22.1% 13,728 D+55.8
Harlan 8,645 64.6% 4,729 35.4% 13,374 D+29.3
Daviess 9,049 68.7% 4,116 31.3% 13,165 D+37.5
Pulaski 5,200 41.7% 7,279 58.3% 12,479 R+16.7
Graves 9,396 83.0% 1,921 17.0% 11,317 D+66.1
Franklin 8,779 78.3% 2,438 21.7% 11,217 D+56.5
Warren 7,630 71.1% 3,102 28.9% 10,732 D+42.2
Christian 7,300 74.5% 2,504 25.5% 9,804 D+48.9
Madison 5,905 61.8% 3,657 38.2% 9,562 D+23.5
Perry 5,247 55.0% 4,293 45.0% 9,540 D+10.0
Hopkins 7,134 77.4% 2,080 22.6% 9,214 D+54.9
Bell 5,046 56.1% 3,945 43.9% 8,991 D+12.2
Muhlenberg 5,395 62.3% 3,261 37.7% 8,656 D+24.7
Whitley 4,303 50.8% 4,167 49.2% 8,470 D+1.6
Greenup 5,018 60.1% 3,334 39.9% 8,352 D+20.2
Laurel 3,787 46.5% 4,350 53.5% 8,137 R+6.9
Logan 6,804 85.7% 1,139 14.3% 7,943 D+71.3
Hardin 4,728 62.3% 2,866 37.7% 7,594 D+24.5
Letcher 4,661 61.9% 2,868 38.1% 7,529 D+23.8
Calloway 6,157 83.5% 1,218 16.5% 7,375 D+67.0
Barren 5,227 71.5% 2,088 28.5% 7,315 D+42.9
Carter 3,367 48.7% 3,543 51.3% 6,910 R+2.5
Johnson 3,114 45.7% 3,697 54.3% 6,811 R+8.6
Adair 3,205 49.0% 3,340 51.0% 6,545 R+2.1
Henderson 4,816 77.5% 1,398 22.5% 6,214 D+55.0
Knox 3,076 51.6% 2,891 48.4% 5,967 D+3.1
Knott 4,741 80.2% 1,174 19.8% 5,915 D+60.3
Grayson 2,832 47.9% 3,080 52.1% 5,912 R+4.2
Breckinridge 3,476 59.6% 2,357 40.4% 5,833 D+19.2
Breathitt 4,509 77.5% 1,306 22.5% 5,815 D+55.1
Marshall 4,385 76.4% 1,353 23.6% 5,738 D+52.8
Boyle 3,843 68.1% 1,802 31.9% 5,645 D+36.2
Taylor 2,982 52.9% 2,653 47.1% 5,635 D+5.8
Ohio 2,629 47.0% 2,966 53.0% 5,595 R+6.0
Wayne 2,652 47.4% 2,938 52.6% 5,590 R+5.1
Hart 3,213 58.4% 2,290 41.6% 5,503 D+16.8
Mercer 3,553 64.9% 1,921 35.1% 5,474 D+29.8
Nelson 3,786 69.3% 1,679 30.7% 5,465 D+38.6
Mason 3,557 65.7% 1,856 34.3% 5,413 D+31.4
Shelby 3,915 73.6% 1,402 26.4% 5,317 D+47.3
Lincoln 3,163 59.5% 2,152 40.5% 5,315 D+19.0
Clay 3,419 64.9% 1,851 35.1% 5,270 D+29.8
Caldwell 3,027 60.4% 1,982 39.6% 5,009 D+20.9
Casey 1,730 34.7% 3,253 65.3% 4,983 R+30.6
Lawrence 2,659 53.7% 2,295 46.3% 4,954 D+7.3
Morgan 3,442 70.6% 1,430 29.4% 4,872 D+41.3
Marion 3,367 70.2% 1,431 29.8% 4,798 D+40.4
Webster 3,681 77.3% 1,082 22.7% 4,763 D+54.6
Magoffin 2,865 61.4% 1,799 38.6% 4,664 D+22.9
Green 2,254 48.6% 2,382 51.4% 4,636 R+2.8
Rockcastle 1,594 34.6% 3,016 65.4% 4,610 R+30.8
Fleming 2,806 60.9% 1,803 39.1% 4,609 D+21.8
Rowan 2,511 55.0% 2,056 45.0% 4,567 D+10.0
Harrison 3,502 77.8% 1,001 22.2% 4,503 D+55.5
Russell 1,704 38.2% 2,755 61.8% 4,459 R+23.6
Allen 1,958 44.0% 2,495 56.0% 4,453 R+12.1
Monroe 1,438 32.4% 3,002 67.6% 4,440 R+35.2
Boone 2,921 65.8% 1,516 34.2% 4,437 D+31.7
Estill 2,177 49.7% 2,201 50.3% 4,378 R+0.5
Clark 3,123 71.8% 1,226 28.2% 4,349 D+43.6
Montgomery 3,240 76.2% 1,011 23.8% 4,251 D+52.4
Lewis 1,574 38.1% 2,560 61.9% 4,134 R+23.9
Washington 2,418 59.0% 1,683 41.0% 4,101 D+17.9
Butler 1,515 37.4% 2,532 62.6% 4,047 R+25.1
Union 3,223 80.0% 808 20.0% 4,031 D+59.9
Henry 2,970 73.7% 1,060 26.3% 4,030 D+47.4
Todd 3,244 82.3% 696 17.7% 3,940 D+64.7
Bourbon 2,979 76.1% 936 23.9% 3,915 D+52.2
Bath 2,722 70.5% 1,140 29.5% 3,862 D+41.0
Jessamine 2,404 62.4% 1,448 37.6% 3,852 D+24.8
Garrard 1,985 52.7% 1,781 47.3% 3,766 D+5.4
Leslie 1,237 33.6% 2,444 66.4% 3,681 R+32.8
Larue 2,403 66.6% 1,205 33.4% 3,608 D+33.2
Anderson 2,330 65.5% 1,229 34.5% 3,559 D+30.9
Scott 2,710 76.2% 846 23.8% 3,556 D+52.4
Metcalfe 2,208 62.4% 1,333 37.6% 3,541 D+24.7
Trigg 2,814 79.8% 714 20.2% 3,528 D+59.5
Crittenden 1,532 43.6% 1,981 56.4% 3,513 R+12.8
McCreary 1,121 32.2% 2,355 67.8% 3,476 R+35.5
Bullitt 2,382 69.0% 1,069 31.0% 3,451 D+38.0
Jackson 998 29.3% 2,411 70.7% 3,409 R+41.4
Owen 2,834 83.9% 543 16.1% 3,377 D+67.8
Simpson 2,701 81.2% 625 18.8% 3,326 D+62.4
Clinton 1,152 35.1% 2,129 64.9% 3,281 R+29.8
Woodford 1,988 61.2% 1,263 38.8% 3,251 D+22.3
Oldham 2,030 63.2% 1,182 36.8% 3,212 D+26.4
Grant 2,291 72.4% 875 27.6% 3,166 D+44.7
Ballard 2,621 84.1% 497 15.9% 3,118 D+68.1
Cumberland 1,164 37.6% 1,928 62.4% 3,092 R+24.7
Meade 2,144 69.6% 935 30.4% 3,079 D+39.3
Edmonson 1,208 39.7% 1,833 60.3% 3,041 R+20.6
McLean 1,937 66.7% 969 33.3% 2,906 D+33.3
Elliott 2,048 71.2% 830 28.8% 2,878 D+42.3
Carroll 2,298 81.4% 525 18.6% 2,823 D+62.8
Fulton 2,219 80.2% 547 19.8% 2,766 D+60.4
Hickman 1,761 64.0% 989 36.0% 2,750 D+28.1
Martin 1,307 48.5% 1,388 51.5% 2,695 R+3.0
Livingston 1,933 72.1% 748 27.9% 2,681 D+44.2
Lee 1,405 52.8% 1,257 47.2% 2,662 D+5.6
Powell 1,430 54.8% 1,180 45.2% 2,610 D+9.6
Pendleton 1,781 68.3% 828 31.7% 2,609 D+36.5
Lyon 1,838 71.0% 752 29.0% 2,590 D+41.9
Bracken 1,764 69.8% 762 30.2% 2,526 D+39.7
Wolfe 1,804 71.9% 706 28.1% 2,510 D+43.7
Carlisle 1,811 78.9% 484 21.1% 2,295 D+57.8
Owsley 557 26.8% 1,520 73.2% 2,077 R+46.4
Hancock 1,146 55.9% 904 44.1% 2,050 D+11.8
Nicholas 1,567 77.8% 447 22.2% 2,014 D+55.6
Trimble 1,655 87.7% 233 12.3% 1,888 D+75.3
Spencer 1,144 69.2% 509 30.8% 1,653 D+38.4
Menifee 971 65.3% 516 34.7% 1,487 D+30.6
Gallatin 1,127 79.1% 298 20.9% 1,425 D+58.2
Robertson 699 65.3% 371 34.7% 1,070 D+30.7

Counties as they stood in 1959; 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