Election Name: | 1991 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1987 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1987 |
Next Election: | 1995 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1995 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1991 |
Turnout: | 44.1% 4.3 pp |
Image1: | File:Nate Morris Gov Jones (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Brereton Jones |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 540,468 |
Percentage1: | 64.73% |
Nominee2: | Larry J. Hopkins |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 294,452 |
Percentage2: | 35.27% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Wallace Wilkinson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Brereton Jones |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1991 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1991. Incumbent Governor Wallace Wilkinson was not eligible to seek a second term due to term limits established by the Kentucky Constitution, creating an open seat. At the time, Kentucky was one of two states, along with Virginia, which prohibited its governors from serving immediate successive terms. The Democratic nominee, Lieutenant Governor Brereton Jones, defeated Republican nominee and U.S. Congressman Larry J. Hopkins to win a term as governor.