Kentucky — 1983 governor election
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Akashic1983 · GovernorKentucky · GovernorMartha Layne CollinsD+10.4
Candidates
Kentucky 1983 governor — certified statewide results.
- Martha Layne Collins✓Democratic561,67454.5%
- Jim BunningRepublican454,65044.1%
- Other candidatesOther14,3041.4%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+1.5Governor 1983D+10.4vs. baselineD+11.8
Kentucky's 1983 governor race ran 11.8 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1983 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.