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Election 2003 Results

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2003 Kentucky governor election

Ernest Fletcher (Republican) beat Ben Chandler (Democrat) in Kentucky in 2003, 55.0% to 45.0%, a margin of 10.1 points and 109,125 votes.

Kentucky changed party: in 1999 it went Democratic, for Paul E. Patton.

Republicans led in 86 of the 120 counties and Democrats in 34. The largest, Jefferson, cast 210,502 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.4 points. The closest was Lyon, where 2 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
Ernest Fletcher won Republican 596,284 55.0%
Ben Chandler Democratic 487,159 45.0%
Total1,083,443

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 107,786 51.2% 102,716 48.8% 210,502 D+2.4
Fayette 35,598 45.7% 42,260 54.3% 77,858 R+8.6
Kenton 11,798 35.0% 21,935 65.0% 33,733 R+30.1
Daviess 12,503 47.5% 13,794 52.5% 26,297 R+4.9
Warren 8,998 39.4% 13,846 60.6% 22,844 R+21.2
Hardin 8,284 39.6% 12,631 60.4% 20,915 R+20.8
Campbell 7,561 36.5% 13,154 63.5% 20,715 R+27.0
McCracken 8,413 41.1% 12,075 58.9% 20,488 R+17.9
Boone 5,714 28.4% 14,399 71.6% 20,113 R+43.2
Franklin 10,419 53.3% 9,126 46.7% 19,545 D+6.6
Oldham 6,046 32.5% 12,565 67.5% 18,611 R+35.0
Madison 7,387 40.8% 10,704 59.2% 18,091 R+18.3
Pike 9,383 57.1% 7,062 42.9% 16,445 D+14.1
Pulaski 4,321 26.7% 11,847 73.3% 16,168 R+46.5
Bullitt 6,458 41.4% 9,127 58.6% 15,585 R+17.1
Laurel 3,318 26.1% 9,403 73.9% 12,721 R+47.8
Graves 5,788 48.4% 6,180 51.6% 11,968 R+3.3
Jessamine 3,992 34.7% 7,520 65.3% 11,512 R+30.6
Boyd 6,596 57.5% 4,874 42.5% 11,470 D+15.0
Henderson 5,903 52.9% 5,252 47.1% 11,155 D+5.8
Christian 4,832 44.9% 5,921 55.1% 10,753 R+10.1
Floyd 7,114 66.3% 3,611 33.7% 10,725 D+32.7
Hopkins 4,648 43.4% 6,074 56.6% 10,722 R+13.3
Marshall 5,117 48.0% 5,537 52.0% 10,654 R+3.9
Shelby 4,277 40.3% 6,324 59.7% 10,601 R+19.3
Scott 4,460 42.9% 5,940 57.1% 10,400 R+14.2
Nelson 4,862 49.2% 5,014 50.8% 9,876 R+1.5
Clark 4,151 42.6% 5,600 57.4% 9,751 R+14.9
Barren 3,895 43.5% 5,065 56.5% 8,960 R+13.1
Calloway 4,130 46.3% 4,792 53.7% 8,922 R+7.4
Greenup 4,751 56.1% 3,720 43.9% 8,471 D+12.2
Woodford 4,352 51.6% 4,087 48.4% 8,439 D+3.1
Boyle 3,408 40.9% 4,929 59.1% 8,337 R+18.2
Whitley 2,574 31.4% 5,618 68.6% 8,192 R+37.2
Mercer 3,198 41.4% 4,525 58.6% 7,723 R+17.2
Muhlenberg 4,262 57.4% 3,162 42.6% 7,424 D+14.8
Knox 2,494 34.0% 4,845 66.0% 7,339 R+32.0
Anderson 2,839 41.2% 4,052 58.8% 6,891 R+17.6
Perry 3,812 56.8% 2,902 43.2% 6,714 D+13.6
Taylor 2,543 39.2% 3,947 60.8% 6,490 R+21.6
Montgomery 3,062 47.2% 3,420 52.8% 6,482 R+5.5
Meade 2,900 46.2% 3,379 53.8% 6,279 R+7.6
Ohio 2,757 44.1% 3,496 55.9% 6,253 R+11.8
Harlan 3,205 52.9% 2,851 47.1% 6,056 D+5.8
Grayson 2,036 34.5% 3,873 65.5% 5,909 R+31.1
Logan 2,714 47.6% 2,984 52.4% 5,698 R+4.7
Johnson 2,266 40.4% 3,348 59.6% 5,614 R+19.3
Carter 3,387 60.4% 2,219 39.6% 5,606 D+20.8
Lincoln 2,175 40.2% 3,230 59.8% 5,405 R+19.5
Russell 1,615 30.0% 3,771 70.0% 5,386 R+40.0
Bourbon 2,350 44.4% 2,941 55.6% 5,291 R+11.2
Rowan 3,006 57.1% 2,262 42.9% 5,268 D+14.1
Bell 2,379 45.2% 2,885 54.8% 5,264 R+9.6
Breckinridge 2,238 42.7% 3,007 57.3% 5,245 R+14.7
Harrison 2,247 43.2% 2,953 56.8% 5,200 R+13.6
Letcher 2,902 56.2% 2,261 43.8% 5,163 D+12.4
Marion 2,940 57.2% 2,200 42.8% 5,140 D+14.4
Clay 2,033 39.7% 3,092 60.3% 5,125 R+20.7
Adair 1,574 33.8% 3,085 66.2% 4,659 R+32.4
Wayne 1,887 41.3% 2,680 58.7% 4,567 R+17.4
Henry 2,065 46.5% 2,376 53.5% 4,441 R+7.0
Garrard 1,412 32.0% 2,994 68.0% 4,406 R+35.9
Grant 1,811 41.3% 2,575 58.7% 4,386 R+17.4
Knott 2,691 63.1% 1,572 36.9% 4,263 D+26.2
Hart 1,996 47.7% 2,187 52.3% 4,183 R+4.6
Mason 1,806 43.9% 2,308 56.1% 4,114 R+12.2
Fleming 1,962 47.7% 2,151 52.3% 4,113 R+4.6
Caldwell 1,812 45.4% 2,181 54.6% 3,993 R+9.2
Casey 977 24.8% 2,958 75.2% 3,935 R+50.3
Rockcastle 909 23.4% 2,974 76.6% 3,883 R+53.2
Spencer 1,530 39.8% 2,314 60.2% 3,844 R+20.4
Breathitt 2,583 67.6% 1,236 32.4% 3,819 D+35.3
Trigg 1,686 44.1% 2,133 55.9% 3,819 R+11.7
Magoffin 2,294 60.8% 1,481 39.2% 3,775 D+21.5
Larue 1,628 44.0% 2,075 56.0% 3,703 R+12.1
Estill 1,506 40.9% 2,176 59.1% 3,682 R+18.2
Washington 1,615 45.8% 1,908 54.2% 3,523 R+8.3
Union 1,954 56.1% 1,526 43.9% 3,480 D+12.3
Allen 1,186 35.0% 2,202 65.0% 3,388 R+30.0
Pendleton 1,358 40.2% 2,017 59.8% 3,375 R+19.5
Monroe 661 19.8% 2,676 80.2% 3,337 R+60.4
Webster 1,904 57.1% 1,428 42.9% 3,332 D+14.3
Green 1,092 32.8% 2,236 67.2% 3,328 R+34.4
Bath 1,887 57.4% 1,398 42.6% 3,285 D+14.9
Lawrence 1,654 50.8% 1,603 49.2% 3,257 D+1.6
Butler 932 28.9% 2,294 71.1% 3,226 R+42.2
Morgan 1,842 57.4% 1,366 42.6% 3,208 D+14.8
Simpson 1,492 46.5% 1,715 53.5% 3,207 R+7.0
Edmonson 1,277 39.9% 1,927 60.1% 3,204 R+20.3
Jackson 606 19.0% 2,590 81.0% 3,196 R+62.1
Powell 1,578 49.6% 1,601 50.4% 3,179 R+0.7
Owen 1,375 43.7% 1,768 56.3% 3,143 R+12.5
Livingston 1,691 54.0% 1,439 46.0% 3,130 D+8.1
Leslie 1,066 34.6% 2,015 65.4% 3,081 R+30.8
Ballard 1,647 53.5% 1,433 46.5% 3,080 D+6.9
McCreary 919 31.2% 2,029 68.8% 2,948 R+37.7
Lyon 1,411 50.0% 1,409 50.0% 2,820 D+0.1
McLean 1,389 50.6% 1,356 49.4% 2,745 D+1.2
Crittenden 1,083 39.9% 1,633 60.1% 2,716 R+20.3
Lewis 842 31.5% 1,833 68.5% 2,675 R+37.0
Martin 842 31.9% 1,801 68.1% 2,643 R+36.3
Metcalfe 1,175 44.8% 1,450 55.2% 2,625 R+10.5
Hancock 1,461 56.7% 1,114 43.3% 2,575 D+13.5
Clinton 608 23.9% 1,935 76.1% 2,543 R+52.2
Carroll 1,252 55.8% 991 44.2% 2,243 D+11.6
Todd 1,048 47.1% 1,177 52.9% 2,225 R+5.8
Trimble 1,121 50.5% 1,098 49.5% 2,219 D+1.0
Bracken 1,025 47.4% 1,139 52.6% 2,164 R+5.3
Lee 724 34.7% 1,363 65.3% 2,087 R+30.6
Carlisle 999 49.6% 1,014 50.4% 2,013 R+0.7
Wolfe 1,159 58.4% 826 41.6% 1,985 D+16.8
Nicholas 949 48.1% 1,026 51.9% 1,975 R+3.9
Cumberland 607 32.7% 1,250 67.3% 1,857 R+34.6
Fulton 945 51.8% 880 48.2% 1,825 D+3.6
Hickman 843 49.5% 859 50.5% 1,702 R+0.9
Elliott 1,276 78.3% 354 21.7% 1,630 D+56.6
Gallatin 740 46.5% 851 53.5% 1,591 R+7.0
Menifee 876 55.2% 710 44.8% 1,586 D+10.5
Owsley 409 31.9% 872 68.1% 1,281 R+36.1
Robertson 313 43.4% 409 56.6% 722 R+13.3

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