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1915 Kentucky gubernatorial election
←  1911 November 2, 1915 1919 →
 
Nominee Augustus Owsley Stanley Edwin P. Morrow
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 219,991 219,520
Percentage 49.06% 48.96%

Stanley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Morrow:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

James B. McCreary
Democratic

Elected Governor

Augustus Owsley Stanley
Democratic

The 1915 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1915. Democratic nominee Augustus Owsley Stanley narrowly defeated Republican nominee Edwin P. Morrow by 471 votes.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Augustus Owsley Stanley, Democratic
  • Edwin P. Morrow, Republican

Other candidates

  • L. L. Pickett, Prohibition
  • Charles Dobbs, Socialist
  • Fred J. Drexler, Progressive

Results

1915 Kentucky gubernatorial election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus Owsley Stanley 219,991 49.06% -2.95%
Republican Edwin P. Morrow 219,520 48.96% +4.04%
Prohibition L. L. Pickett 4,201 0.94% +0.10%
Socialist Charles Dobbs 3,307 0.74% -1.26%
Progressive Fred J. Drexler 1,371 0.31% N/A
Majority 471 0.10%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN  9781568029818. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1915 Kentucky gubernatorial election
←  1911 November 2, 1915 1919 →
 
Nominee Augustus Owsley Stanley Edwin P. Morrow
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 219,991 219,520
Percentage 49.06% 48.96%

Stanley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Morrow:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

James B. McCreary
Democratic

Elected Governor

Augustus Owsley Stanley
Democratic

The 1915 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1915. Democratic nominee Augustus Owsley Stanley narrowly defeated Republican nominee Edwin P. Morrow by 471 votes.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Augustus Owsley Stanley, Democratic
  • Edwin P. Morrow, Republican

Other candidates

  • L. L. Pickett, Prohibition
  • Charles Dobbs, Socialist
  • Fred J. Drexler, Progressive

Results

1915 Kentucky gubernatorial election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Augustus Owsley Stanley 219,991 49.06% -2.95%
Republican Edwin P. Morrow 219,520 48.96% +4.04%
Prohibition L. L. Pickett 4,201 0.94% +0.10%
Socialist Charles Dobbs 3,307 0.74% -1.26%
Progressive Fred J. Drexler 1,371 0.31% N/A
Majority 471 0.10%
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN  9781568029818. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

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