1935 Kentucky gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1935 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg Presidential no 1931 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1931 1939 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1939 November 5, 1935 File:Happy Chandler - Harris and Ewing Crop.jpg 150x150px Happy Chandler Democratic Party (United States) 556,262 54.45% File:King Swope.jpg King Swope Republican Party (United States) 461,104 45.14% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Chandler: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Swope: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Ruby Laffoon Democratic Party (United States) Happy Chandler Democratic Party (United States) The 1935 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1935. Democratic nominee Happy Chandler defeated Republican nominee King Swope with 54.45% of the vote. Ruby Laffoon, the incumbent Democratic Party Governor, was term limited. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 3, 1935.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-04-14 Democratic primary Candidates Happy Chandler, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Thomas Rhea, State Highway Commissioner Frederick A. Wallis Elam Huddleston Bailey P. Wootton Results thumb|center|250px|Primary results by county #7996E2 Chandler #BDD3FF 30%–40% #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #51C2C2 Rhea #7DDDDD 40%–50% #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% #009696 70%–80% #008080 80%–90% #006666 90%–100% #BDBDBD Other #E6E6E6 30%–40% #D9D9D9 40%–50% #969696 60%–70% #555555 80%–90% Democratic primary results Thomas Rhea Democratic Party (United States) 203,010 45.12 Happy Chandler Democratic Party (United States) 189,575 42.14 Frederick A. Wallis Democratic Party (United States) 38,410 8.54 Elam Huddleston Democratic Party (United States) 15,501 3.45 Bailey P. Wootton Democratic Party (United States) 3,395 0.76 449,891 100.00 center|thumb|250px|Primary runoff results by county #7996E2 Chandler #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #3933E5 80%–90% #5fd35f Rhea #5fd35f 50%–60% #37c837 60%–70% #2ca02c 70%–80% #217821 80%–90% #165016 90%–100% Democratic primary runoff results Happy Chandler Democratic Party (United States) 260,573 52.67 Thomas Rhea Democratic Party (United States) 234,124 47.33 494,697 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates Happy Chandler, Democratic King Swope, Republican Other candidates W. E. Cissna, Prohibition W. A. Sandefur, Socialist Herman Hornung, Socialist Labor John J. Thobe, Cooperative Commonwealth Results 1935 Kentucky gubernatorial electionGubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 53 1-56802-396-0Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 108–109 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 212 0-379-00665-0Jewell Malcolm E. 1963 Kentucky Votes 2 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015022695467 University of Kentucky Press 18–19 Frederick Olivia M. 1967 Kentucky's 1935 gubernatorial election https://ir.library.louisville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1455&context=etd Master of Arts V: The Gubernatorial Campaign 131 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky 6 March 2024 Democratic Party (United States) A. B. Chandler 556,262 54.45 +0.17 Republican Party (United States) King Swope 461,104 45.14 -0.29 Prohibition Party W. E. Cissna 2,074 0.20 N/A Socialist Party USA W. A. Sandefur 842 0.08 -0.06 Socialist Labor Party of America Herman Hornung 678 0.07 -0.08 Cooperative Commonwealth John J. Thobe 551 0.05 N/A 1,021,511 100.0 N/A Democratic Party (United States) References 1935 Kentucky Category:1935 Kentucky elections Category:November 1935 in the United States