Election Name: | 1967 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1963 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1963 |
Next Election: | 1971 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1971 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1967 |
Image1: | File:Louie-Nunn (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Louie Nunn |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 453,323 |
Percentage1: | 51.20% |
Nominee2: | Henry Ward |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 425,674 |
Percentage2: | 47.99% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Ned Breathitt |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Louie Nunn |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1967 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1967. Republican nominee Louie Nunn defeated Democratic nominee Henry Ward with 51.20% of the vote.Nunn became the first Republican elected since 1943.
Primary elections were held on May 23, 1967.[1]
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