1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg Presidential no 1919 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1919 1927 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1927 November 6, 1923 File:William J. Fields (cropped).jpg 150x150px William J. Fields Democratic Party (United States) 356,045 53.25% File:Charles Irving Dawson portrait 1934.jpg Charles I. Dawson Republican Party (United States) 306,277 45.81% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Fields: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Dawson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Edwin P. Morrow Republican Party (United States) William J. Fields Democratic Party (United States) The 1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1923. Democratic nominee William J. Fields defeated Republican nominee Charles I. Dawson, the attorney general, with 53.25% of the vote. The Democratic State Central Executive Committee chose Fields to replace nominee J. Campbell Cantrill, a U.S. representative who died suddenly on September 2 two months before the election."Congressman J. C. Cantrill Loses Battle for Life—Leader Meets First Defeat Against Odds", Lexington (KY) Herald, September 3, 1923, p. 1. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 4, 1923.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-04-19 Democratic primary Candidates J. Campbell Cantrill, U.S. Representative Alben W. Barkley, U.S. Representative Results thumb|center|Results by county: #7996e2 Cantrill #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 90–100% #51c2c2 Barkley #51c2c2 50–60% #2aacac 60–70% #009696 70–80% #008080 80–90% #006666 90–100% Democratic primary results J. Campbell Cantrill Democratic Party (United States) 124,994 51.88 Alben W. Barkley Democratic Party (United States) 115,933 48.12 240,927 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates William J. Fields, Democratic Charles I. Dawson, Republican Other candidates William S. Demuth, Farmer–Labor M. A. Brinkmar, Socialist Results 1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) William J. Fields 356,045 53.25% +7.96% Republican Party (United States) Charles I. Dawson 306,277 45.81% -8.01% Farmer–Labor Party William S. Demuth 3,606 0.54% N/A Socialist Party USA M. A. Brinkmar 2,647 0.40% -0.49% 49,768 7.44% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1923 Kentucky Category:1923 Kentucky elections Category:November 1923 in the United States