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Election 1987 Results

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1987 Kentucky governor election

Wallace G. Wilkinson (Democrat) beat John Harper (Republican) in Kentucky in 1987, 64.5% to 34.9%, a margin of 29.6 points and 231,533 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1983, when Martha Layne Collins won.

Democrats led in 115 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, Jefferson, cast 139,930 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.5 points. The closest was Rockcastle, where 80 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
Wallace G. Wilkinson won Democratic 504,674 64.5%
John Harper Republican 273,141 34.9%
All other candidates 4,639 0.6%
Total782,454

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 76,582 54.7% 63,348 45.3% 139,930 D+9.5
Fayette 21,721 49.1% 22,547 50.9% 44,268 R+1.9
Kenton 19,849 65.8% 10,327 34.2% 30,176 D+31.6
Daviess 14,170 75.9% 4,491 24.1% 18,661 D+51.9
Campbell 11,972 67.7% 5,718 32.3% 17,690 D+35.4
Warren 11,408 68.9% 5,151 31.1% 16,559 D+37.8
Franklin 10,963 69.4% 4,832 30.6% 15,795 D+38.8
McCracken 12,045 81.0% 2,819 19.0% 14,864 D+62.1
Boyd 8,463 64.8% 4,600 35.2% 13,063 D+29.6
Pike 8,592 70.7% 3,556 29.3% 12,148 D+41.5
Hardin 7,784 65.7% 4,056 34.3% 11,840 D+31.5
Madison 5,599 54.7% 4,637 45.3% 10,236 D+9.4
Pulaski 5,962 59.9% 3,989 40.1% 9,951 D+19.8
Christian 6,955 75.3% 2,283 24.7% 9,238 D+50.6
Boone 6,223 68.3% 2,893 31.7% 9,116 D+36.5
Hopkins 6,552 73.1% 2,417 26.9% 8,969 D+46.1
Bullitt 3,276 36.9% 5,609 63.1% 8,885 R+26.3
Bell 6,023 69.4% 2,661 30.6% 8,684 D+38.7
Floyd 6,834 83.9% 1,315 16.1% 8,149 D+67.7
Greenup 5,334 65.9% 2,762 34.1% 8,096 D+31.8
Harlan 5,964 75.8% 1,908 24.2% 7,872 D+51.5
Graves 6,521 83.4% 1,297 16.6% 7,818 D+66.8
Henderson 5,832 76.7% 1,774 23.3% 7,606 D+53.4
Muhlenberg 5,654 75.3% 1,852 24.7% 7,506 D+50.7
Knox 4,059 59.7% 2,735 40.3% 6,794 D+19.5
Laurel 3,367 51.8% 3,134 48.2% 6,501 D+3.6
Oldham 2,916 46.3% 3,382 53.7% 6,298 R+7.4
Whitley 3,363 53.9% 2,873 46.1% 6,236 D+7.9
Calloway 4,093 66.2% 2,094 33.8% 6,187 D+32.3
Barren 4,301 69.6% 1,881 30.4% 6,182 D+39.1
Ohio 3,847 62.5% 2,306 37.5% 6,153 D+25.0
Grayson 3,660 61.0% 2,343 39.0% 6,003 D+21.9
Clark 3,869 64.6% 2,118 35.4% 5,987 D+29.2
Nelson 4,339 73.6% 1,553 26.4% 5,892 D+47.3
Marshall 4,642 80.4% 1,132 19.6% 5,774 D+60.8
Jessamine 3,244 56.4% 2,512 43.6% 5,756 D+12.7
Carter 3,783 67.6% 1,813 32.4% 5,596 D+35.2
Shelby 3,565 64.8% 1,940 35.2% 5,505 D+29.5
Perry 3,894 71.2% 1,574 28.8% 5,468 D+42.4
Boyle 3,222 61.2% 2,043 38.8% 5,265 D+22.4
Wayne 2,777 54.4% 2,325 45.6% 5,102 D+8.9
Scott 3,067 61.1% 1,955 38.9% 5,022 D+22.1
Taylor 3,468 69.3% 1,533 30.7% 5,001 D+38.7
Mercer 3,356 68.4% 1,550 31.6% 4,906 D+36.8
Montgomery 3,360 70.8% 1,383 29.2% 4,743 D+41.7
Woodford 2,789 60.0% 1,857 40.0% 4,646 D+20.1
Johnson 2,801 60.3% 1,842 39.7% 4,643 D+20.7
Adair 2,898 63.1% 1,695 36.9% 4,593 D+26.2
Magoffin 3,227 72.3% 1,239 27.7% 4,466 D+44.5
Logan 3,201 72.0% 1,246 28.0% 4,447 D+44.0
Clay 3,198 72.8% 1,192 27.2% 4,390 D+45.7
Letcher 3,036 71.5% 1,212 28.5% 4,248 D+42.9
Casey 3,382 80.6% 815 19.4% 4,197 D+61.2
Mason 2,818 68.6% 1,292 31.4% 4,110 D+37.1
Hart 2,799 70.3% 1,183 29.7% 3,982 D+40.6
Lewis 2,160 54.3% 1,817 45.7% 3,977 D+8.6
Meade 2,885 73.4% 1,043 26.6% 3,928 D+46.9
Bourbon 2,615 66.9% 1,296 33.1% 3,911 D+33.7
Breckinridge 2,636 68.2% 1,227 31.8% 3,863 D+36.5
Lincoln 2,683 69.8% 1,161 30.2% 3,844 D+39.6
Marion 3,128 81.7% 700 18.3% 3,828 D+63.4
Harrison 2,741 72.2% 1,058 27.8% 3,799 D+44.3
Washington 2,469 68.5% 1,134 31.5% 3,603 D+37.1
Anderson 2,483 69.1% 1,109 30.9% 3,592 D+38.3
Russell 2,477 70.4% 1,039 29.6% 3,516 D+40.9
Rowan 2,292 66.0% 1,182 34.0% 3,474 D+32.0
Morgan 2,800 80.8% 666 19.2% 3,466 D+61.6
Webster 2,749 79.6% 704 20.4% 3,453 D+59.2
Breathitt 2,985 87.4% 431 12.6% 3,416 D+74.8
Union 2,734 84.4% 504 15.6% 3,238 D+68.9
Henry 2,439 75.5% 793 24.5% 3,232 D+50.9
Green 1,791 57.2% 1,341 42.8% 3,132 D+14.4
Garrard 1,682 54.9% 1,383 45.1% 3,065 D+9.8
Fleming 2,085 68.6% 956 31.4% 3,041 D+37.1
Knott 2,463 82.7% 515 17.3% 2,978 D+65.4
Caldwell 2,133 72.5% 811 27.5% 2,944 D+44.9
McCreary 1,630 55.9% 1,288 44.1% 2,918 D+11.7
Powell 2,190 75.2% 723 24.8% 2,913 D+50.4
Estill 1,640 56.6% 1,256 43.4% 2,896 D+13.3
Grant 2,081 72.2% 801 27.8% 2,882 D+44.4
Trigg 2,307 80.6% 557 19.4% 2,864 D+61.1
Rockcastle 1,363 48.6% 1,443 51.4% 2,806 R+2.9
Simpson 2,171 78.7% 586 21.3% 2,757 D+57.5
Allen 1,509 56.7% 1,151 43.3% 2,660 D+13.5
Clinton 1,545 58.7% 1,088 41.3% 2,633 D+17.4
Bath 2,172 83.2% 438 16.8% 2,610 D+66.4
Lawrence 1,645 63.7% 937 36.3% 2,582 D+27.4
Metcalfe 1,887 75.4% 617 24.6% 2,504 D+50.7
Pendleton 1,762 70.8% 725 29.2% 2,487 D+41.7
Martin 1,561 63.5% 897 36.5% 2,458 D+27.0
McLean 1,883 76.9% 565 23.1% 2,448 D+53.8
Larue 1,614 67.0% 794 33.0% 2,408 D+34.1
Crittenden 1,639 68.4% 758 31.6% 2,397 D+36.8
Livingston 1,970 82.8% 410 17.2% 2,380 D+65.5
Butler 1,254 54.8% 1,035 45.2% 2,289 D+9.6
Ballard 1,994 87.5% 285 12.5% 2,279 D+75.0
Leslie 1,315 58.8% 920 41.2% 2,235 D+17.7
Monroe 1,235 55.5% 990 44.5% 2,225 D+11.0
Hancock 1,613 73.7% 575 26.3% 2,188 D+47.4
Owen 1,630 76.8% 493 23.2% 2,123 D+53.6
Carroll 1,611 79.1% 426 20.9% 2,037 D+58.2
Bracken 1,495 73.8% 532 26.2% 2,027 D+47.5
Lee 1,301 64.6% 713 35.4% 2,014 D+29.2
Cumberland 1,162 58.5% 824 41.5% 1,986 D+17.0
Fulton 1,652 86.7% 253 13.3% 1,905 D+73.4
Carlisle 1,625 89.0% 201 11.0% 1,826 D+78.0
Edmonson 967 53.2% 852 46.8% 1,819 D+6.3
Elliott 1,586 87.4% 228 12.6% 1,814 D+74.9
Todd 1,364 78.5% 373 21.5% 1,737 D+57.1
Nicholas 1,228 72.9% 457 27.1% 1,685 D+45.8
Jackson 719 44.2% 909 55.8% 1,628 R+11.7
Lyon 1,307 82.3% 281 17.7% 1,588 D+64.6
Wolfe 1,313 82.8% 272 17.2% 1,585 D+65.7
Hickman 1,337 85.3% 230 14.7% 1,567 D+70.6
Spencer 986 68.1% 462 31.9% 1,448 D+36.2
Trimble 1,030 73.3% 375 26.7% 1,405 D+46.6
Owsley 937 73.5% 338 26.5% 1,275 D+47.0
Gallatin 1,033 82.8% 215 17.2% 1,248 D+65.5
Menifee 892 81.3% 205 18.7% 1,097 D+62.6
Robertson 470 70.3% 199 29.7% 669 D+40.5

Counties as they stood in 1987; 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