| Election Name: | 1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1919 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1919 |
| Next Election: | 1927 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1927 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1923 |
| Image1: | File:William J. Fields (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | William J. Fields |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 356,045 |
| Percentage1: | 53.25% |
| Nominee2: | Charles I. Dawson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 306,277 |
| Percentage2: | 45.81% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Edwin P. Morrow |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William J. Fields |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1923. Democratic nominee William J. Fields defeated Republican nominee Charles I. Dawson, the attorney general, with 53.25% of the vote. The Democratic State Central Executive Committee chose Fields to replace nominee J. Campbell Cantrill, a U.S. representative who died suddenly on September 2 two months before the election.[1]
Primary elections were held on August 4, 1923.[2]
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