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1879 Kentucky Governor Election
Kentucky · 3 candidates
Blackburn +19.2 pts · won by 43,518 votes
Luke P. BlackburnDemocraticWINNER55.43%
125,399 votes
Walter EvansRepublican36.19%
81,881 votes
Charles W CookGreen8.38%
18,954 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.