1991 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 May 2022 1991 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election Kentucky presidential no 1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election 1987 1995 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1995 (Governor) November 5, 1991 46.1%1991 General - Voter Turnout Report https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Statistics/turnout/1991-1995/91gen.pdf Kentucky State Board of Elections File:Paul E. Patton 2013 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Paul E. Patton Kentucky Democratic Party 514,023 67.20% 3x4.svg Eugene Goss Kentucky Republican Party 250,857 32.80% Lieutenant Governor Brereton C. Jones Kentucky Democratic Party Paul E. Patton Kentucky Democratic Party 1991 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsPatton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Goss: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% The 1991 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1991, to elect the lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Brereton Jones chose not to seek re-election to a second term in office, instead running for governor. Pike County executive Paul E. Patton won the general election against attorney Eugene Goss, by a margin of 514,023 to 250,857 votes. This would be the last time the Lieutenant Governor and Governor were elected separately. In 1992, three Constitutional Amendments were placed on the ballot. One of these amendments was to end the governor and lieutenant governor from running separately in an election, which passed, 51.1% to 48.9%.General Election - Nov. 3, 1992 - Constitutional Amendments https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1990-1999/1992/92constamen.txt Kentucky State Board of Elections Democratic primary Throughout the primary, attorney general Fred Cowan had generally been seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. However, on May 15, 1991, it was revealed that Cowan had sent a campaign contribution letter to Eric P. Shaffer, a registered architect who was under investigation for political contributions by Cowan's office, just days before he was scheduled to appear in Court. In the letter, Cowan asked for a campaign contribution request of $2,000 from Shaffer. Shaffer was subpoenaed April 3, and was scheduled to arrive in court on April 9. The date of the letter was April 7. This made it look like Shaffer was being pressured to give a campaign contribution to Cowan in return for clemency. Cowan had stated that he was not aware that Shaffer was under subpoena, and that his campaign letter was one of many sent out in early April. Nonetheless, this severely hurt his image.Candidate wrote subpeonaed architect https://books.google.com/books?id=Z9wrAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Fred+Cowan+attorney+general&article_id=2959,1604781&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje1ZHV8JKOAxV8mYkEHRGAD1cQ6AF6BAgFEAM#v=onepage&q=Fred%20Cowan%20attorney%20general&f=false May 15, 1991 Kentucky New Era On election day, Cowan lost to Pike County executive Paul E. Patton by a margin of 41,765 votes.Goss, Patton win respective party nods https://books.google.com/books?id=8lxBAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=by+the+news+media+in+the+final+weeks+of+the+campaign&article_id=5121,1235926&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif-InhrI6PAxWLElkFHcJSIjIQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false May 29, 1991 The Harlan Daily Enterprise Candidates Nominee Paul E. Patton, Pike County Judge-Executive and candidate for this seat in 1987. Eliminated in primary Fred Cowan, incumbent Attorney General of Kentucky. Steve Collins, son of former governor Martha Layne Collins. Bobby H. Richardson, former Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1982–1985). Pete Worthington, Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 70th district. Judge Ray Corns, circuit judge (1983–1990). John Frith Stewart, former mayor of Pewee Valley. Results May 28, Democratic primaryLieutentant Governor Primary Election May 28, 1991 https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1990-1999/1991/91prigov.txt Kentucky State Board of Elections Democratic Party (United States) Paul E. Patton 146,102 31.81% Democratic Party (US) Fred Cowan 104,337 22.72% Democratic Party (US) Steve Collins 68,727 14.96% Democratic Party (US) Bobby H. Richardson 65,080 14.17% Democratic Party (US) Pete Worthington 33,794 7.36% Democratic Party (US) Judge Ray Corns 22,578 4.92% Democratic Party (US) John Frith Stewart 18,688 4.06% 459,306 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nominee Charles Eugene Goss, Harlan County attorney and former secretary of transportation and health and human services.Charles Goss Obituary (1928 - 2015) - Harlan, KY - Lexington Herald-Leader https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kentucky/name/charles-goss-obituary?id=6730380 2024-06-28 Legacy.com Eliminated in primary Lawson Walker, Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 66th district. Tommy Klein, perennial candidate. Results Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Charles Eugene Goss 56,181 42.67% Republican Party (US) Henry Lawson Walker 52,392 39.80% Republican Party (US) Tommy Klein 23,077 17.53% 131,650 100.00% General election Results 1991 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial electionLieutenant Governor General Election November 5, 1991 https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1990-1999/1991/91ltgov.txt Kentucky State Board of Elections Democratic Party (United States) Paul E. Patton 514,023 67.20% Republican Party (United States) Charles Eugene Goss 250,857 32.80% 764,880 100.00%Kentucky Democratic Party References Category:1991 Kentucky elections Category:1991 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial elections