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1859 Kentucky Governor Election
Kentucky · 2 candidates
Magoffin +6.2 pts · won by 8,904 votes
Beriah MagoffinDemocraticWINNER53.1%
76,187 votes
Joshua Fry BellOpposition Party46.9%
67,283 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.