Elections / 1979 · Governor · KY
Kentucky — 1979 governor election
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Akashic1979 · GovernorKentucky · GovernorJohn Y. Brown Jr.D+18.8
Candidates
Kentucky 1979 governor — certified statewide results.
- John Y. Brown Jr.✓Democratic558,00859.4%
- Louie NunnRepublican381,27840.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+7.2Governor 1979D+18.8vs. baselineD+11.6
Kentucky's 1979 governor race ran 11.6 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1979 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.