1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky Presidential no 1971 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1971 1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1979 November 4, 1975 Julian-Carroll (cropped).jpg 150x150px Julian Carroll Democratic Party (United States) 470,159 62.84% 3x4.svg Bob Gable Republican Party (United States) 277,998 37.16% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Carroll: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Gable: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Julian Carroll Democratic Party (United States) Julian Carroll Democratic Party (United States) The 1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1975. Incumbent Democrat Julian Carroll defeated Republican nominee Robert E. Gable with 62.84% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 27, 1975.https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1973-1979/75gov.pdf General Election Elect.ky.gov 2019-02-01 Democratic primary Candidates Julian Carroll, incumbent Governor Todd Hollenbach, Jefferson County Judge/Executive Mary Louise Foust, former Kentucky State Auditor Robert McCreary Johnson Results center|thumb|Primary resultsCarroll: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Hollenbach: #51C2C2 50–60% Democratic primary results Julian Carroll (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 264,136 66.29 Todd Hollenbach Democratic Party (United States) 113,590 28.51 Mary Louise Foust Democratic Party (United States) 14,901 3.74 Robert McCreary Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 5,838 1.47 398,465 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Robert E. Gable, businessman Elmer Begley Jr. Tommy Klein Granville Thomas Results Republican primary results Robert E. Gable Republican Party (United States) 38,113 51.34 Elmer Begley Jr. Republican Party (United States) 16,855 22.70 Tommy Klein Republican Party (United States) 10,844 14.61 Granville Thomas Republican Party (United States) 8,426 11.35 74,238 100.00 General election Candidates Julian Carroll, Democratic Robert E. Gable, Republican Results 1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Julian M. Carroll (incumbent) 470,159 62.84 +12.27 Republican Party (United States) Robert E. "Bob" Gable 277,998 37.16 -7.18 748,157 100.0 N/A Democratic Party (United States) References 1975 Kentucky Governor Category:November 1975 in the United States