1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election
The 1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1923. Democratic nominee William J. Fields defeated Republican nominee Charles I. Dawson with 53.25% of the vote.
.svg.png){kind=small} | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Kentucky | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||
|
||||||
 | ||||||
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 4, 1923.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- J. Campbell Cantrill, U.S. Representative
- Alben W. Barkley, U.S. Representative
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. Campbell Cantrill | 124,994 | 51.88 | |
| Democratic | Alben W. Barkley | 115,933 | 48.12 | |
| Total votes | 240,927 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- William J. Fields, Democratic
- Charles I. Dawson, Republican
Other candidates
- William S. Demuth, Farmer–Labor
- M. A. Brinkmar, Socialist
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William J. Fields | 356,045 | 53.25% | ||
| Republican | Charles I. Dawson | 306,277 | 45.81% | ||
| Farmer–Labor | William S. Demuth | 3,606 | 0.54% | ||
| Socialist | M. A. Brinkmar | 2,647 | 0.40% | ||
| Majority | 49,768 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
gollark: <@!309787486278909952> do that ↑
gollark: Just add the upgrade plugin in the extension manager.
gollark: "€mu War$" is acceptable.
gollark: Oh, great, we're agreed and this is just a stupid miscommunication, I really need to not do those.
gollark: Point is, if a non-baremetal program has security issues it affects less.
References
- "Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.