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1891 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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The 1891 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1891. Democratic nominee John Y. Brown defeated Republican nominee Andrew T. Wood with 49.85% of the vote.

← 1887

August 3, 1891

1895 →


Nominee	John Y. Brown	Andrew T. Wood	S. B. Erwin
Party	Democratic	Republican	Populist
Popular vote	144,168	116,087	25,631
Percentage	49.85%	40.14%	8.86%

County results
Brown:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Wood:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Erwin:      30–40%

Governor before election

Simon Bolivar Buckner
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Y. Brown
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

John Y. Brown, Democratic
Andrew T. Wood, Republican

Other candidates

S. B. Erwin, People's
Josiah Harris, Prohibition

Results

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1891 Kentucky gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Y. Brown	144,168	49.85%	-0.85%
	Republican	Andrew T. Wood	116,087	40.14%	-4.62%
	Populist	S. B. Erwin	25,631	8.86%	N/A
	Prohibition	Josiah Harris	3,293	1.14%	-1.83%
Majority			28,081	9.71%
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

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^ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

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