| Election Name: | 1867 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1863 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1863 |
| Next Election: | 1868 Kentucky gubernatorial special election |
| Next Year: | 1868 (Special) |
| Election Date: | 5 August 1867 |
| Nominee1: | John L. Helm |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 90,216 |
| Percentage1: | 65.70% |
| Nominee2: | Sidney M. Barnes |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 33,939 |
| Percentage2: | 24.72% |
| Nominee3: | William B. Kinkead |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 13,167 |
| Percentage3: | 9.58% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas E. Bramlette |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John L. Helm |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | John W. Stevenson |
| Running Mate2: | R. Tarvin Baker |
| Running Mate3: | Harrison Taylor |
The 1867 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on 5 August 1867 in order to elect the Governor of Kentucky. Democratic nominee and former Acting Whig Governor John L. Helm defeated Republican nominee Sidney M. Barnes and Conservative nominee William B. Kinkead.[1]
On election day, 5 August 1867, former Acting Governor and Democratic nominee John L. Helm won the election by a margin of 56,277 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Sidney M. Barnes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Helm was sworn in as the 24th Governor of Kentucky on 3 September 1867.[2]