1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky Presidential no 1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1975 1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1983 November 6, 1979 File:John Y. Brown Jr. (KY).png 150x150px John Y. Brown Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 558,088 59.49% File:Louie-Nunn (cropped).jpg Louie Nunn Republican Party (United States) 380,085 40.51% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Brown: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #0D0596 >90%Nunn: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Julian Carroll Democratic Party (United States) John Y. Brown Jr. Democratic Party (United States) The 1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1979. Democratic nominee John Y. Brown Jr. defeated Republican nominee Louie Nunn with 59.49% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 29, 1979.https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1973-1979/76-79/79pgov_ltgov.txt Primary Election Elect.ky.gov 2019-01-12 Democratic primary Candidates John Y. Brown Jr., businessman Harvey I. Sloane, former Mayor of Louisville Terry McBrayer, former State Representative Carroll Hubbard, U.S. Representative Thelma Stovall, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Lyle L. Willis George L. Atkins, Kentucky State Auditor Doris Shuja Binion John J. Weikel Results thumb|center|350px|Democratic primary results by county. Map legend #7996E2 Brown—50–60% #A5B0FF Brown—40–50% #BDD3FF Brown—30–40% #DFEEFF Brown—20–30% #FF80B2 Sloane—50–60% #FFAACC Sloane—40–50% #FFC5DA Sloane—30–40% #FFDCEC Sloane—20–30% #2ca02c McBrayer—70–80% #37c837 McBrayer—60–70% #5fd35f McBrayer—50–60% #87de87 McBrayer—40–50% #aae5aa McBrayer—30–40% #c0f0c0 McBrayer—20–30% #EE8E50 Hubbard—60–70% #FF9A50 Hubbard—50–60% #FFB580 Hubbard—40–50% #FFCCA9 Hubbard—30–40% #FFDAC1 Hubbard—20–30% #cc5e5d Stovall—40–50% Democratic primary results John Y. Brown Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 165,188 29.14 Harvey I. Sloane Democratic Party (United States) 139,713 24.65 Terry McBrayer Democratic Party (United States) 131,530 23.21 Carroll Hubbard Democratic Party (United States) 68,577 12.10 Thelma Stovall Democratic Party (United States) 47,633 8.40 Lyle L. Willis Democratic Party (United States) 5,349 0.94 George L. Atkins Democratic Party (United States) 3,810 0.67 Doris Shuja Binion Democratic Party (United States) 2,580 0.46 John J. Weikel Democratic Party (United States) 2,436 0.43 566,816 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Louie Nunn, former Governor Ray B. White Elmer Begley Jr. Thurman Jerome Hamlin Results Republican primary results Louie Nunn Republican Party (United States) 106,006 79.09 Ray B. White Republican Party (United States) 19,414 14.49 Elmer Begley Jr. Republican Party (United States) 5,106 3.81 Thurman Jerome Hamlin Republican Party (United States) 3,499 2.61 134,025 100.00 General election Candidates John Y. Brown Jr., Democratic Louie Nunn, Republican Results 1979 Kentucky gubernatorial electionhttps://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1973-1979/76-79/79res_govltgov1.txt General Election Elect.ky.gov 2019-01-12 Democratic Party (United States) John Y. Brown Jr. 558,088 59.49 -3.36 Republican Party (United States) Louie B. Nunn 380,085 40.51 +3.36 938,173 100.0 N/A Democratic Party (United States) References 1979 Kentucky Governor Category:November 1979 in the United States