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1963 Kentucky governor election
Edward T. Breathitt (Democrat) beat Louie B. Nunn (Republican) in Kentucky in 1963, 50.7% to 49.3%, a margin of 1.5 points and 13,055 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1959, when Bert T. Combs won.
Democrats led in 68 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 52. The largest, Jefferson, cast 184,848 votes and went to the Republican by 2.2 points. The closest was Robertson, where 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward T. Breathitt won | Democratic | 449,551 | 50.7% |
| Louie B. Nunn | Republican | 436,496 | 49.3% |
| Total | 886,047 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 90,357 48.9% | 94,491 51.1% | 184,848 | R+2.2 | |
| Fayette | 15,041 45.7% | 17,863 54.3% | 32,904 | R+8.6 | |
| Kenton | 13,332 49.5% | 13,576 50.5% | 26,908 | R+0.9 | |
| Campbell | 11,385 47.6% | 12,524 52.4% | 23,909 | R+4.8 | |
| Pike | 10,008 51.4% | 9,454 48.6% | 19,462 | D+2.8 | |
| Daviess | 8,945 54.0% | 7,625 46.0% | 16,570 | D+8.0 | |
| Boyd | 7,331 48.0% | 7,931 52.0% | 15,262 | R+3.9 | |
| McCracken | 9,699 68.5% | 4,458 31.5% | 14,157 | D+37.0 | |
| Warren | 6,973 51.5% | 6,567 48.5% | 13,540 | D+3.0 | |
| Floyd | 9,473 72.0% | 3,679 28.0% | 13,152 | D+44.1 | |
| Pulaski | 4,019 33.1% | 8,110 66.9% | 12,129 | R+33.7 | |
| Harlan | 6,181 52.5% | 5,601 47.5% | 11,782 | D+4.9 | |
| Franklin | 8,702 75.4% | 2,841 24.6% | 11,543 | D+50.8 | |
| Christian | 7,776 73.1% | 2,862 26.9% | 10,638 | D+46.2 | |
| Madison | 5,355 52.8% | 4,792 47.2% | 10,147 | D+5.5 | |
| Hopkins | 5,845 58.8% | 4,096 41.2% | 9,941 | D+17.6 | |
| Graves | 6,789 69.8% | 2,940 30.2% | 9,729 | D+39.6 | |
| Hardin | 5,081 52.9% | 4,522 47.1% | 9,603 | D+5.8 | |
| Barren | 4,190 44.0% | 5,328 56.0% | 9,518 | R+12.0 | |
| Greenup | 4,767 50.1% | 4,749 49.9% | 9,516 | D+0.2 | |
| Perry | 5,502 57.8% | 4,009 42.2% | 9,511 | D+15.7 | |
| Bell | 4,860 54.5% | 4,058 45.5% | 8,918 | D+9.0 | |
| Muhlenberg | 3,907 45.3% | 4,718 54.7% | 8,625 | R+9.4 | |
| Laurel | 2,899 36.8% | 4,981 63.2% | 7,880 | R+26.4 | |
| Whitley | 2,871 37.3% | 4,821 62.7% | 7,692 | R+25.4 | |
| Henderson | 4,254 60.8% | 2,742 39.2% | 6,996 | D+21.6 | |
| Letcher | 3,690 53.5% | 3,208 46.5% | 6,898 | D+7.0 | |
| Logan | 4,464 65.3% | 2,375 34.7% | 6,839 | D+30.5 | |
| Boone | 3,259 49.0% | 3,393 51.0% | 6,652 | R+2.0 | |
| Taylor | 2,797 42.7% | 3,746 57.3% | 6,543 | R+14.5 | |
| Calloway | 4,490 68.9% | 2,025 31.1% | 6,515 | D+37.8 | |
| Adair | 2,140 33.3% | 4,278 66.7% | 6,418 | R+33.3 | |
| Johnson | 2,322 36.4% | 4,052 63.6% | 6,374 | R+27.1 | |
| Clay | 2,678 42.3% | 3,648 57.7% | 6,326 | R+15.3 | |
| Carter | 2,703 43.4% | 3,525 56.6% | 6,228 | R+13.2 | |
| Knox | 2,556 41.8% | 3,553 58.2% | 6,109 | R+16.3 | |
| Nelson | 3,794 62.2% | 2,308 37.8% | 6,102 | D+24.4 | |
| Grayson | 2,464 40.9% | 3,564 59.1% | 6,028 | R+18.2 | |
| Marshall | 3,655 62.1% | 2,235 37.9% | 5,890 | D+24.1 | |
| Mason | 3,151 54.7% | 2,605 45.3% | 5,756 | D+9.5 | |
| Hart | 2,327 41.1% | 3,329 58.9% | 5,656 | R+17.7 | |
| Breckinridge | 2,830 50.7% | 2,752 49.3% | 5,582 | D+1.4 | |
| Ohio | 2,091 37.9% | 3,422 62.1% | 5,513 | R+24.1 | |
| Boyle | 2,792 55.0% | 2,284 45.0% | 5,076 | D+10.0 | |
| Lincoln | 2,239 44.6% | 2,782 55.4% | 5,021 | R+10.8 | |
| Shelby | 3,342 66.6% | 1,678 33.4% | 5,020 | D+33.1 | |
| Monroe | 1,318 26.6% | 3,637 73.4% | 4,955 | R+46.8 | |
| Clark | 2,820 57.1% | 2,116 42.9% | 4,936 | D+14.3 | |
| Wayne | 1,862 38.2% | 3,018 61.8% | 4,880 | R+23.7 | |
| Breathitt | 3,925 80.5% | 948 19.5% | 4,873 | D+61.1 | |
| Mercer | 2,476 50.9% | 2,385 49.1% | 4,861 | D+1.9 | |
| Green | 1,793 37.6% | 2,973 62.4% | 4,766 | R+24.8 | |
| Casey | 1,233 26.5% | 3,414 73.5% | 4,647 | R+46.9 | |
| Marion | 2,814 60.7% | 1,822 39.3% | 4,636 | D+21.4 | |
| Bullitt | 2,464 53.2% | 2,164 46.8% | 4,628 | D+6.5 | |
| Lawrence | 1,981 42.9% | 2,640 57.1% | 4,621 | R+14.3 | |
| Fleming | 2,313 50.7% | 2,247 49.3% | 4,560 | D+1.4 | |
| Allen | 1,582 35.5% | 2,879 64.5% | 4,461 | R+29.1 | |
| Knott | 3,091 70.0% | 1,322 30.0% | 4,413 | D+40.1 | |
| Caldwell | 2,220 50.4% | 2,185 49.6% | 4,405 | D+0.8 | |
| Estill | 1,570 36.0% | 2,786 64.0% | 4,356 | R+27.9 | |
| Rockcastle | 1,306 30.0% | 3,046 70.0% | 4,352 | R+40.0 | |
| Russell | 1,172 27.4% | 3,103 72.6% | 4,275 | R+45.2 | |
| Union | 2,649 62.7% | 1,577 37.3% | 4,226 | D+25.4 | |
| Rowan | 2,049 48.6% | 2,169 51.4% | 4,218 | R+2.8 | |
| Magoffin | 1,734 41.2% | 2,477 58.8% | 4,211 | R+17.6 | |
| Lewis | 1,309 31.9% | 2,792 68.1% | 4,101 | R+36.2 | |
| Jessamine | 1,787 43.7% | 2,301 56.3% | 4,088 | R+12.6 | |
| Washington | 2,146 52.6% | 1,935 47.4% | 4,081 | D+5.2 | |
| Butler | 1,153 29.0% | 2,823 71.0% | 3,976 | R+42.0 | |
| Morgan | 2,494 63.9% | 1,410 36.1% | 3,904 | D+27.8 | |
| Montgomery | 2,159 55.7% | 1,718 44.3% | 3,877 | D+11.4 | |
| Webster | 2,278 59.9% | 1,528 40.1% | 3,806 | D+19.7 | |
| Larue | 1,748 46.3% | 2,030 53.7% | 3,778 | R+7.5 | |
| Garrard | 1,428 38.5% | 2,281 61.5% | 3,709 | R+23.0 | |
| Bourbon | 2,410 65.6% | 1,264 34.4% | 3,674 | D+31.2 | |
| Henry | 2,364 64.6% | 1,295 35.4% | 3,659 | D+29.2 | |
| Metcalfe | 1,502 41.2% | 2,148 58.8% | 3,650 | R+17.7 | |
| Todd | 2,383 65.5% | 1,256 34.5% | 3,639 | D+31.0 | |
| McCreary | 939 26.6% | 2,591 73.4% | 3,530 | R+46.8 | |
| Harrison | 2,327 66.0% | 1,197 34.0% | 3,524 | D+32.1 | |
| Woodford | 1,704 48.5% | 1,812 51.5% | 3,516 | R+3.1 | |
| Meade | 2,005 57.8% | 1,462 42.2% | 3,467 | D+15.7 | |
| Bath | 2,086 60.6% | 1,355 39.4% | 3,441 | D+21.2 | |
| Leslie | 1,031 30.6% | 2,337 69.4% | 3,368 | R+38.8 | |
| Scott | 1,942 58.7% | 1,368 41.3% | 3,310 | D+17.3 | |
| Anderson | 1,731 52.5% | 1,566 47.5% | 3,297 | D+5.0 | |
| Trigg | 2,220 67.4% | 1,072 32.6% | 3,292 | D+34.9 | |
| Clinton | 748 23.4% | 2,450 76.6% | 3,198 | R+53.2 | |
| McLean | 1,611 50.9% | 1,552 49.1% | 3,163 | D+1.9 | |
| Oldham | 1,840 58.6% | 1,302 41.4% | 3,142 | D+17.1 | |
| Simpson | 1,997 64.0% | 1,122 36.0% | 3,119 | D+28.1 | |
| Jackson | 612 19.8% | 2,472 80.2% | 3,084 | R+60.3 | |
| Edmonson | 940 30.5% | 2,143 69.5% | 3,083 | R+39.0 | |
| Crittenden | 1,080 35.1% | 1,998 64.9% | 3,078 | R+29.8 | |
| Pendleton | 1,476 48.3% | 1,579 51.7% | 3,055 | R+3.4 | |
| Lee | 1,208 41.2% | 1,724 58.8% | 2,932 | R+17.6 | |
| Martin | 1,000 34.1% | 1,931 65.9% | 2,931 | R+31.8 | |
| Cumberland | 968 33.7% | 1,903 66.3% | 2,871 | R+32.6 | |
| Fulton | 1,704 61.6% | 1,062 38.4% | 2,766 | D+23.2 | |
| Grant | 1,369 50.7% | 1,331 49.3% | 2,700 | D+1.4 | |
| Powell | 1,289 48.7% | 1,359 51.3% | 2,648 | R+2.6 | |
| Owen | 1,851 70.1% | 791 29.9% | 2,642 | D+40.1 | |
| Wolfe | 1,698 64.4% | 940 35.6% | 2,638 | D+28.7 | |
| Hickman | 2,017 77.1% | 600 22.9% | 2,617 | D+54.1 | |
| Bracken | 1,355 53.2% | 1,194 46.8% | 2,549 | D+6.3 | |
| Livingston | 1,360 54.5% | 1,136 45.5% | 2,496 | D+9.0 | |
| Carroll | 1,657 69.1% | 741 30.9% | 2,398 | D+38.2 | |
| Elliott | 1,579 66.3% | 804 33.7% | 2,383 | D+32.5 | |
| Ballard | 1,685 74.2% | 586 25.8% | 2,271 | D+48.4 | |
| Hancock | 1,057 51.7% | 988 48.3% | 2,045 | D+3.4 | |
| Spencer | 1,212 61.0% | 775 39.0% | 1,987 | D+22.0 | |
| Owsley | 584 29.6% | 1,386 70.4% | 1,970 | R+40.7 | |
| Carlisle | 1,363 70.7% | 564 29.3% | 1,927 | D+41.5 | |
| Lyon | 1,145 61.0% | 731 39.0% | 1,876 | D+22.1 | |
| Nicholas | 1,027 59.6% | 697 40.4% | 1,724 | D+19.1 | |
| Trimble | 1,127 72.4% | 429 27.6% | 1,556 | D+44.9 | |
| Menifee | 839 56.1% | 656 43.9% | 1,495 | D+12.2 | |
| Gallatin | 753 63.7% | 430 36.3% | 1,183 | D+27.3 | |
| Robertson | 556 49.3% | 571 50.7% | 1,127 | R+1.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1963; 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 |