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2007 Kentucky governor election
Steven L. Beshear (Democrat) beat Ernest Fletcher (Republican) in Kentucky in 2007, 58.7% to 41.3%, a margin of 17.4 points and 183,779 votes.
Kentucky changed party: in 2003 it went Republican, for Ernest Fletcher.
Democrats led in 92 of the 120 counties and Republicans in 28. The largest, Jefferson, cast 216,013 votes and went to the Democrat by 31.0 points. The closest was Wayne, where 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven L. Beshear won | Democratic | 619,552 | 58.7% |
| Ernest Fletcher | Republican | 435,773 | 41.3% |
| Total | 1,055,325 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 141,471 65.5% | 74,542 34.5% | 216,013 | D+31.0 | |
| Fayette | 42,302 59.0% | 29,456 41.0% | 71,758 | D+17.9 | |
| Kenton | 17,859 54.9% | 14,643 45.1% | 32,502 | D+9.9 | |
| Daviess | 15,983 64.4% | 8,845 35.6% | 24,828 | D+28.7 | |
| Warren | 12,196 55.1% | 9,954 44.9% | 22,150 | D+10.1 | |
| Hardin | 10,795 51.8% | 10,042 48.2% | 20,837 | D+3.6 | |
| Boone | 9,845 49.2% | 10,147 50.8% | 19,992 | R+1.5 | |
| Campbell | 10,874 55.6% | 8,690 44.4% | 19,564 | D+11.2 | |
| Franklin | 13,878 73.4% | 5,022 26.6% | 18,900 | D+46.9 | |
| Madison | 9,840 52.7% | 8,849 47.3% | 18,689 | D+5.3 | |
| McCracken | 9,868 56.6% | 7,569 43.4% | 17,437 | D+13.2 | |
| Bullitt | 9,298 55.7% | 7,384 44.3% | 16,682 | D+11.5 | |
| Oldham | 7,874 48.5% | 8,350 51.5% | 16,224 | R+2.9 | |
| Pulaski | 5,552 37.7% | 9,180 62.3% | 14,732 | R+24.6 | |
| Pike | 9,370 71.3% | 3,780 28.7% | 13,150 | D+42.5 | |
| Laurel | 4,897 39.3% | 7,551 60.7% | 12,448 | R+21.3 | |
| Henderson | 8,239 66.9% | 4,071 33.1% | 12,310 | D+33.9 | |
| Jessamine | 5,315 45.2% | 6,455 54.8% | 11,770 | R+9.7 | |
| Hopkins | 7,389 63.8% | 4,194 36.2% | 11,583 | D+27.6 | |
| Scott | 6,333 54.9% | 5,209 45.1% | 11,542 | D+9.7 | |
| Shelby | 6,313 55.1% | 5,143 44.9% | 11,456 | D+10.2 | |
| Barren | 5,856 52.6% | 5,279 47.4% | 11,135 | D+5.2 | |
| Boyd | 7,239 66.0% | 3,723 34.0% | 10,962 | D+32.1 | |
| Nelson | 6,572 62.3% | 3,971 37.7% | 10,543 | D+24.7 | |
| Marshall | 6,550 64.7% | 3,577 35.3% | 10,127 | D+29.4 | |
| Graves | 6,074 61.2% | 3,848 38.8% | 9,922 | D+22.4 | |
| Floyd | 7,968 80.6% | 1,912 19.4% | 9,880 | D+61.3 | |
| Clark | 5,183 54.7% | 4,300 45.3% | 9,483 | D+9.3 | |
| Christian | 4,586 51.7% | 4,279 48.3% | 8,865 | D+3.5 | |
| Calloway | 4,859 55.7% | 3,861 44.3% | 8,720 | D+11.4 | |
| Greenup | 5,738 68.1% | 2,686 31.9% | 8,424 | D+36.2 | |
| Whitley | 3,664 44.5% | 4,576 55.5% | 8,240 | R+11.1 | |
| Woodford | 4,779 59.6% | 3,233 40.4% | 8,012 | D+19.3 | |
| Muhlenberg | 5,545 74.0% | 1,947 26.0% | 7,492 | D+48.0 | |
| Anderson | 4,363 60.5% | 2,844 39.5% | 7,207 | D+21.1 | |
| Boyle | 3,855 53.7% | 3,329 46.3% | 7,184 | D+7.3 | |
| Perry | 4,823 72.1% | 1,870 27.9% | 6,693 | D+44.1 | |
| Meade | 3,772 57.3% | 2,809 42.7% | 6,581 | D+14.6 | |
| Mercer | 3,514 53.8% | 3,021 46.2% | 6,535 | D+7.5 | |
| Montgomery | 3,608 57.0% | 2,717 43.0% | 6,325 | D+14.1 | |
| Taylor | 2,929 46.9% | 3,312 53.1% | 6,241 | R+6.1 | |
| Knox | 2,901 48.0% | 3,140 52.0% | 6,041 | R+4.0 | |
| Grayson | 2,906 48.7% | 3,060 51.3% | 5,966 | R+2.6 | |
| Ohio | 3,326 55.8% | 2,637 44.2% | 5,963 | D+11.6 | |
| Carter | 4,024 69.0% | 1,809 31.0% | 5,833 | D+38.0 | |
| Harlan | 3,773 67.6% | 1,805 32.4% | 5,578 | D+35.3 | |
| Breckinridge | 2,859 53.4% | 2,492 46.6% | 5,351 | D+6.9 | |
| Lincoln | 2,574 48.5% | 2,733 51.5% | 5,307 | R+3.0 | |
| Bourbon | 3,036 57.8% | 2,214 42.2% | 5,250 | D+15.7 | |
| Logan | 2,883 55.5% | 2,316 44.5% | 5,199 | D+10.9 | |
| Bell | 3,006 60.0% | 2,003 40.0% | 5,009 | D+20.0 | |
| Rowan | 3,364 68.5% | 1,549 31.5% | 4,913 | D+36.9 | |
| Johnson | 2,606 53.7% | 2,247 46.3% | 4,853 | D+7.4 | |
| Russell | 1,896 39.2% | 2,936 60.8% | 4,832 | R+21.5 | |
| Letcher | 3,395 70.5% | 1,420 29.5% | 4,815 | D+41.0 | |
| Marion | 3,350 70.0% | 1,439 30.0% | 4,789 | D+39.9 | |
| Clay | 2,042 42.9% | 2,713 57.1% | 4,755 | R+14.1 | |
| Harrison | 2,762 58.7% | 1,947 41.3% | 4,709 | D+17.3 | |
| Wayne | 2,332 50.0% | 2,336 50.0% | 4,668 | R+0.1 | |
| Adair | 1,494 32.3% | 3,138 67.7% | 4,632 | R+35.5 | |
| Spencer | 2,377 53.2% | 2,088 46.8% | 4,465 | D+6.5 | |
| Knott | 2,972 67.5% | 1,429 32.5% | 4,401 | D+35.1 | |
| Henry | 2,746 62.7% | 1,633 37.3% | 4,379 | D+25.4 | |
| Garrard | 1,798 42.5% | 2,433 57.5% | 4,231 | R+15.0 | |
| Grant | 2,501 59.6% | 1,695 40.4% | 4,196 | D+19.2 | |
| Breathitt | 3,057 74.2% | 1,065 25.8% | 4,122 | D+48.3 | |
| Mason | 2,287 55.5% | 1,834 44.5% | 4,121 | D+11.0 | |
| Hart | 2,166 53.3% | 1,894 46.7% | 4,060 | D+6.7 | |
| Fleming | 2,194 54.6% | 1,826 45.4% | 4,020 | D+9.2 | |
| Larue | 1,934 51.0% | 1,860 49.0% | 3,794 | D+2.0 | |
| Caldwell | 2,456 64.8% | 1,335 35.2% | 3,791 | D+29.6 | |
| Allen | 1,820 48.2% | 1,955 51.8% | 3,775 | R+3.6 | |
| Trigg | 2,000 53.8% | 1,718 46.2% | 3,718 | D+7.6 | |
| Simpson | 2,096 56.9% | 1,590 43.1% | 3,686 | D+13.7 | |
| Edmonson | 1,918 52.3% | 1,752 47.7% | 3,670 | D+4.5 | |
| Estill | 1,679 46.0% | 1,970 54.0% | 3,649 | R+8.0 | |
| Casey | 1,128 31.0% | 2,509 69.0% | 3,637 | R+38.0 | |
| Rockcastle | 1,198 33.4% | 2,384 66.6% | 3,582 | R+33.1 | |
| Union | 2,450 69.6% | 1,068 30.4% | 3,518 | D+39.3 | |
| Bath | 2,297 66.9% | 1,136 33.1% | 3,433 | D+33.8 | |
| Jackson | 772 22.6% | 2,641 77.4% | 3,413 | R+54.8 | |
| Washington | 1,809 53.1% | 1,600 46.9% | 3,409 | D+6.1 | |
| Morgan | 2,361 69.6% | 1,029 30.4% | 3,390 | D+39.3 | |
| Powell | 2,057 62.6% | 1,227 37.4% | 3,284 | D+25.3 | |
| Magoffin | 2,301 70.7% | 952 29.3% | 3,253 | D+41.5 | |
| Lawrence | 2,150 67.1% | 1,055 32.9% | 3,205 | D+34.2 | |
| Webster | 2,203 70.6% | 919 29.4% | 3,122 | D+41.1 | |
| Livingston | 1,938 65.5% | 1,020 34.5% | 2,958 | D+31.0 | |
| Pendleton | 1,636 55.4% | 1,318 44.6% | 2,954 | D+10.8 | |
| Green | 1,262 42.9% | 1,681 57.1% | 2,943 | R+14.2 | |
| Monroe | 975 33.4% | 1,947 66.6% | 2,922 | R+33.3 | |
| Owen | 1,711 60.7% | 1,107 39.3% | 2,818 | D+21.4 | |
| Butler | 1,231 44.0% | 1,565 56.0% | 2,796 | R+11.9 | |
| Leslie | 1,499 54.3% | 1,263 45.7% | 2,762 | D+8.5 | |
| Lyon | 1,849 66.9% | 913 33.1% | 2,762 | D+33.9 | |
| Ballard | 1,792 65.9% | 927 34.1% | 2,719 | D+31.8 | |
| McLean | 1,840 69.0% | 825 31.0% | 2,665 | D+38.1 | |
| McCreary | 1,100 42.8% | 1,469 57.2% | 2,569 | R+14.4 | |
| Lewis | 1,244 49.7% | 1,260 50.3% | 2,504 | R+0.6 | |
| Hancock | 1,678 67.0% | 825 33.0% | 2,503 | D+34.1 | |
| Metcalfe | 1,403 56.2% | 1,094 43.8% | 2,497 | D+12.4 | |
| Crittenden | 1,282 53.3% | 1,121 46.7% | 2,403 | D+6.7 | |
| Wolfe | 1,739 75.4% | 568 24.6% | 2,307 | D+50.8 | |
| Trimble | 1,438 63.2% | 836 36.8% | 2,274 | D+26.5 | |
| Carroll | 1,473 67.5% | 708 32.5% | 2,181 | D+35.1 | |
| Clinton | 696 33.8% | 1,366 66.2% | 2,062 | R+32.5 | |
| Nicholas | 1,253 64.0% | 706 36.0% | 1,959 | D+27.9 | |
| Todd | 1,078 55.5% | 865 44.5% | 1,943 | D+11.0 | |
| Bracken | 1,134 58.7% | 797 41.3% | 1,931 | D+17.5 | |
| Lee | 845 44.5% | 1,053 55.5% | 1,898 | R+11.0 | |
| Carlisle | 1,141 60.6% | 743 39.4% | 1,884 | D+21.1 | |
| Elliott | 1,631 88.8% | 205 11.2% | 1,836 | D+77.7 | |
| Martin | 969 55.7% | 771 44.3% | 1,740 | D+11.4 | |
| Menifee | 1,150 67.5% | 554 32.5% | 1,704 | D+35.0 | |
| Cumberland | 583 35.2% | 1,071 64.8% | 1,654 | R+29.5 | |
| Hickman | 887 58.5% | 629 41.5% | 1,516 | D+17.0 | |
| Fulton | 949 63.8% | 539 36.2% | 1,488 | D+27.6 | |
| Gallatin | 999 67.5% | 481 32.5% | 1,480 | D+35.0 | |
| Owsley | 576 50.2% | 571 49.8% | 1,147 | D+0.4 | |
| Robertson | 347 55.9% | 274 44.1% | 621 | D+11.8 |
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 |