1868 Kentucky gubernatorial special election

None January 2025 September 2023 1868 Kentucky gubernatorial special election Presidential no 1867 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1867 1871 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1871 August 1868 x150px John W. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 114,412 81.64% x150px R. Tarvin Baker Republican Party (United States) 25,734 18.36% 1868 Kentucky gubernatorial special election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsStevenson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596ff >90%Baker: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #d72f30ff 80–90%No returns: #808080ff Governor John W. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) John W. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) The 1868 Kentucky gubernatorial special election was held in August 1868. Incumbent Democrat John W. Stevenson, who assumed office after the death of governor John L. Helm on September 8, 1867, defeated Republican nominee R. Tarvin Baker with 81.64% of the vote. General election Candidates John W. Stevenson, incumbent Democratic governorUnited States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 : The Official Results by State and County 2010 McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers 215–216 9780786456468 https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC November 9, 2022 R. Tarvin Baker, RepublicanWebb Ross A. April 1967 Benjamin Helm Bristow: The Man Who Walked in Front of Destiney https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/publicationpdfs/41-2-2_Benjamin-Helm-Bristow-The-Man-Who-Walked-in-Front-of-Destiny_Webb-Ross-A..pdf The Filson Club History Quarterly 41 2 120 Results 1868 Kentucky gubernatorial special election Democratic Party (United States) John W. Stevenson (incumbent) 114,412 81.6% Republican Party (United States) R. Tarvin Baker 25,734 18.4% 140,146 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) References 1868 special Kentucky Gubernatorial Category:August 1868 in the United States Kentucky 1868