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Election 1995 Results

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1995 Kentucky governor election

Paul E. Patton (Democrat) beat Larry Forgy (Republican) in Kentucky in 1995, 50.9% to 48.7%, a margin of 2.2 points and 21,560 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1991, when Brereton C. Jones won.

Democrats led in 63 of the 120 counties and Republicans in 57. The largest, Jefferson, cast 190,342 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.3 points. The closest was Spencer, 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
Paul E. Patton won Democratic 500,787 50.9%
Larry Forgy Republican 479,227 48.7%
All other candidates 3,965 0.4%
Total983,979

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 107,192 56.3% 81,930 43.0% 1,220 190,342 D+13.3
Fayette 28,264 44.8% 33,932 53.8% 931 63,127 R+9.0
Kenton 11,753 37.2% 19,852 62.8% 31,605 R+25.6
Daviess 13,557 51.9% 12,561 48.1% 9 26,127 D+3.8
Warren 9,323 44.8% 11,448 55.0% 26 20,797 R+10.2
Campbell 7,918 40.1% 11,838 59.9% 11 19,767 R+19.8
Pike 13,882 73.6% 4,960 26.3% 24 18,866 D+47.3
McCracken 10,283 56.5% 7,890 43.4% 24 18,197 D+13.2
Hardin 8,899 49.0% 9,231 50.8% 47 18,177 R+1.8
Franklin 10,249 56.7% 7,668 42.4% 160 18,077 D+14.3
Boone 4,835 32.6% 9,990 67.3% 14 14,839 R+34.7
Madison 6,471 47.4% 7,024 51.5% 151 13,646 R+4.1
Pulaski 4,537 33.4% 9,023 66.5% 9 13,569 R+33.1
Floyd 9,893 76.0% 3,106 23.9% 10 13,009 D+52.2
Boyd 7,863 61.0% 5,012 38.9% 6 12,881 D+22.1
Bullitt 6,145 52.4% 5,530 47.1% 57 11,732 D+5.2
Oldham 4,707 40.3% 6,879 58.9% 101 11,687 R+18.6
Laurel 3,372 30.0% 7,848 69.8% 27 11,247 R+39.8
Henderson 6,173 60.5% 4,015 39.3% 23 10,211 D+21.1
Hopkins 5,633 55.8% 4,450 44.1% 6 10,089 D+11.7
Christian 5,229 52.3% 4,764 47.7% 3 9,996 D+4.7
Graves 5,505 58.7% 3,868 41.3% 9,373 D+17.5
Greenup 5,389 59.7% 3,625 40.2% 8 9,022 D+19.6
Harlan 4,669 53.7% 4,014 46.2% 9 8,692 D+7.5
Marshall 5,319 61.3% 3,355 38.6% 8 8,682 D+22.6
Jessamine 3,284 38.3% 5,179 60.4% 113 8,576 R+22.1
Barren 4,672 54.6% 3,882 45.4% 8,554 D+9.2
Calloway 3,916 46.2% 4,537 53.5% 20 8,473 R+7.3
Nelson 4,256 53.9% 3,627 45.9% 16 7,899 D+8.0
Perry 5,110 64.9% 2,740 34.8% 21 7,871 D+30.1
Shelby 3,840 49.1% 3,955 50.5% 32 7,827 R+1.5
Clark 3,951 50.8% 3,769 48.4% 63 7,783 D+2.3
Taylor 3,283 42.9% 4,354 57.0% 7 7,644 R+14.0
Muhlenberg 4,684 63.9% 2,636 36.0% 6 7,326 D+28.0
Woodford 3,312 48.6% 3,434 50.4% 69 6,815 R+1.8
Scott 3,215 47.9% 3,436 51.2% 63 6,714 R+3.3
Whitley 2,608 39.0% 4,079 61.0% 1 6,688 R+22.0
Logan 2,541 39.3% 3,917 60.7% 6,458 R+21.3
Boyle 3,021 47.0% 3,364 52.3% 49 6,434 R+5.3
Bell 3,196 50.4% 3,140 49.5% 2 6,338 D+0.9
Knox 2,830 47.7% 3,095 52.2% 4 5,929 R+4.5
Knott 4,580 77.7% 1,314 22.3% 5,894 D+55.4
Ohio 2,880 49.1% 2,973 50.7% 7 5,860 R+1.6
Johnson 2,836 49.6% 2,874 50.3% 7 5,717 R+0.7
Letcher 3,879 68.4% 1,788 31.6% 5,667 D+36.9
Grayson 2,245 39.7% 3,411 60.3% 1 5,657 R+20.6
Mercer 2,654 48.0% 2,863 51.8% 12 5,529 R+3.8
Anderson 2,591 47.8% 2,783 51.4% 43 5,417 R+3.5
Montgomery 3,083 57.0% 2,304 42.6% 18 5,405 D+14.4
Clay 1,939 36.3% 3,395 63.6% 1 5,335 R+27.3
Carter 3,024 59.1% 2,085 40.8% 7 5,116 D+18.4
Meade 2,843 56.4% 2,185 43.4% 10 5,038 D+13.1
Breckinridge 2,427 49.5% 2,474 50.4% 4 4,905 R+1.0
Wayne 2,196 45.6% 2,619 54.4% 3 4,818 R+8.8
Rowan 2,589 54.3% 2,152 45.1% 31 4,772 D+9.2
Harrison 2,351 51.7% 2,157 47.5% 36 4,544 D+4.3
Russell 1,456 32.0% 3,074 67.7% 13 4,543 R+35.6
Bourbon 2,347 52.1% 2,087 46.3% 69 4,503 D+5.8
Adair 1,528 34.1% 2,951 65.8% 3 4,482 R+31.7
Lincoln 2,060 46.8% 2,317 52.6% 24 4,401 R+5.8
Hart 2,235 51.0% 2,140 48.9% 4 4,379 D+2.2
Lewis 1,544 35.3% 2,823 64.6% 1 4,368 R+29.3
Magoffin 2,747 64.0% 1,544 36.0% 4,291 D+28.0
Fleming 2,035 47.5% 2,234 52.1% 18 4,287 R+4.6
Mason 2,021 49.3% 2,072 50.5% 8 4,101 R+1.2
Marion 2,404 59.7% 1,612 40.0% 13 4,029 D+19.7
Estill 1,662 41.4% 2,330 58.0% 27 4,019 R+16.6
Larue 2,027 52.3% 1,842 47.5% 9 3,878 D+4.8
Henry 2,089 55.6% 1,644 43.7% 27 3,760 D+11.8
Casey 970 25.9% 2,774 74.0% 7 3,751 R+48.1
Leslie 1,383 37.1% 2,336 62.7% 4 3,723 R+25.6
Green 1,419 38.8% 2,238 61.1% 3 3,660 R+22.4
Rockcastle 1,012 27.7% 2,620 71.7% 21 3,653 R+44.0
Caldwell 2,009 55.6% 1,602 44.3% 2 3,613 D+11.3
Union 2,334 65.0% 1,255 35.0% 3,589 D+30.1
Breathitt 2,393 67.0% 1,177 33.0% 2 3,572 D+34.0
Grant 1,612 45.3% 1,944 54.6% 4 3,560 R+9.3
Garrard 1,290 36.7% 2,203 62.7% 19 3,512 R+26.0
Morgan 2,140 62.0% 1,313 38.0% 1 3,454 D+23.9
Powell 1,853 54.2% 1,562 45.7% 3 3,418 D+8.5
Trigg 1,917 56.3% 1,485 43.6% 1 3,403 D+12.7
Webster 2,281 67.2% 1,113 32.8% 3,394 D+34.4
Butler 880 26.0% 2,503 74.0% 3,383 R+48.0
Monroe 745 22.1% 2,630 77.9% 3,375 R+55.9
Lawrence 2,220 67.2% 1,080 32.7% 4 3,304 D+34.5
Washington 1,599 49.8% 1,610 50.1% 2 3,211 R+0.3
Edmonson 1,072 33.8% 2,102 66.2% 3,174 R+32.5
Bath 1,844 58.3% 1,309 41.4% 8 3,161 D+16.9
Allen 1,327 42.0% 1,829 58.0% 3,156 R+15.9
Jackson 707 22.8% 2,388 77.1% 3 3,098 R+54.3
Ballard 1,959 67.5% 938 32.3% 7 2,904 D+35.2
Simpson 1,455 50.2% 1,446 49.8% 2,901 D+0.3
Pendleton 1,313 46.1% 1,532 53.8% 1 2,846 R+7.7
Owen 1,506 55.2% 1,208 44.2% 16 2,730 D+10.9
Clinton 967 35.6% 1,752 64.4% 2,719 R+28.9
McLean 1,542 58.3% 1,104 41.7% 2,646 D+16.6
Metcalfe 1,235 47.0% 1,388 52.9% 2 2,625 R+5.8
Livingston 1,674 63.9% 941 35.9% 5 2,620 D+28.0
Lee 952 37.4% 1,587 62.3% 8 2,547 R+24.9
McCreary 923 36.2% 1,622 63.7% 2 2,547 R+27.4
Todd 1,086 43.7% 1,400 56.3% 1 2,487 R+12.6
Crittenden 1,207 48.6% 1,271 51.2% 4 2,482 R+2.6
Hancock 1,272 51.6% 1,195 48.4% 2,467 D+3.1
Martin 1,264 51.3% 1,199 48.7% 2,463 D+2.6
Cumberland 644 28.0% 1,654 71.9% 1 2,299 R+43.9
Wolfe 1,594 69.4% 701 30.5% 3 2,298 D+38.9
Spencer 1,137 49.7% 1,138 49.8% 11 2,286 level
Lyon 1,323 59.7% 890 40.1% 4 2,217 D+19.5
Carroll 1,340 61.3% 847 38.7% 2,187 D+22.5
Bracken 893 44.7% 1,099 55.1% 4 1,996 R+10.3
Carlisle 1,212 63.9% 685 36.1% 1 1,898 D+27.8
Fulton 1,042 57.2% 780 42.8% 1 1,823 D+14.4
Trimble 1,019 57.2% 748 42.0% 16 1,783 D+15.2
Nicholas 1,022 57.4% 723 40.6% 34 1,779 D+16.8
Owsley 879 52.0% 811 48.0% 1,690 D+4.0
Hickman 861 52.5% 773 47.1% 6 1,640 D+5.4
Elliott 1,368 85.2% 237 14.8% 1 1,606 D+70.4
Menifee 925 61.1% 588 38.8% 1 1,514 D+22.3
Gallatin 757 57.1% 562 42.4% 6 1,325 D+14.7
Robertson 358 52.0% 331 48.0% 689 D+3.9

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