1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election

The 1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1975. Incumbent Democrat Julian Carroll defeated Republican nominee Robert E. Gable with 62.84% of the vote.

1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election

November 4, 1975
 
Nominee Julian Carroll Bob Gable
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 470,159 277,998
Percentage 62.84% 37.16%

County results
Carroll:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gable:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Julian Carroll
Democratic

Elected Governor

Julian Carroll
Democratic

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 27, 1975.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julian Carroll (incumbent) 264,136 66.29
Democratic Todd Hollenbach 113,590 28.51
Democratic Mary Louise Foust 14,901 3.74
Democratic Robert McCreary Johnson 5,838 1.47
Total votes 398,465 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert E. Gable 38,113 51.34
Republican Elmer Begley Jr. 16,855 22.70
Republican Tommy Klein 10,844 14.61
Republican Granville Thomas 8,426 11.35
Total votes 74,238 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Julian Carroll, Democratic
  • Robert E. Gable, Republican

Results

1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Julian Carroll (incumbent) 470,159 62.84%
Republican Robert E. Gable 277,998 37.16%
Majority 192,161
Turnout 748,157
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. "General Election" (PDF). Elect.ky.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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