Elections / 1983 · Governor · KY
Kentucky — 1983 governor election
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Akashic1983 · GovernorKentucky · GovernorMartha Layne CollinsD+10.5
Candidates
Kentucky 1983 governor — certified statewide results.
- Martha Layne Collins✓Democratic561,67455.3%
- Jim BunningRepublican454,65044.7%
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 1980R+1.5Governor 1983D+10.5vs. baselineD+12.0
Kentucky's 1983 governor race ran 12.0 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1983 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.