1951 Kentucky gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1951 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg Presidential no 1947 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1947 1955 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1955 November 6, 1951 File:Lawrence-Wetherby (cropped).jpg 150x150px Lawrence Wetherby Democratic Party (United States) 346,345 54.60% File:Eugene Siler.jpg Eugene Siler Republican Party (United States) 288,014 45.40% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Wetherby: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Siler: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Lawrence Wetherby Democratic Party (United States) Lawrence Wetherby Democratic Party (United States) The 1951 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1951. Incumbent Democrat Lawrence Wetherby defeated Republican nominee Eugene Siler with 54.60% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 4, 1951.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-07-01 Democratic primary Candidates Lawrence Wetherby, incumbent Governor Howell W. Vincent, attorney Jesse N. R. Cecil Results thumb|center|250px|Primary results by county #7996E2 Wetherby #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #3933E5 80%–90% #0D0596 90%–100% #51C2C2 Vincent #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% Democratic primary results Lawrence Wetherby (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 228,582 75.07 Howell W. Vincent Democratic Party (United States) 67,158 22.06 Jesse N. R. Cecil Democratic Party (United States) 8,764 2.88 304,504 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Eugene Siler, Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals Wendell H. Meade, former U.S. Representative Results thumb|center|250px|Primary results by county #E27F7F Siler #E27F7F 50%–60% #D75D5D 60%–70% #D72F30 70%–80% #C21B18 80%–90% #A80000 90%–100% #FFB380 Meade #FFB380 50%–60% #FF9955 60%–70% #FF7F2A 70%–80% #FF6600 80%–90% #D45500 90%–100% Republican primary results Eugene Siler Republican Party (United States) 62,143 58.43 Wendell H. Meade Republican Party (United States) 44,212 41.57 106,355 100.00 General election Candidates Lawrence Wetherby, Democratic Eugene Siler, Republican Results 1951 Kentucky gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=HYKzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA148 America Votes 31: 2013–2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 17 November 2015 9781483383026 2019-07-01 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Lawrence W. Wetherby (incumbent) 346,345 54.60 -2.64 Republican Party (United States) Eugene Siler 288,014 45.40 +2.93 634,359 100.0 N/A Democratic Party (United States) References 1951 Kentucky Gubernatorial Category:November 1951 in the United States