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1895 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1895 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

William O'Connell Bradley won the 1895 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. William O'Connell Bradley received 172,436 popular votes (48.29%). The main challenger was Parker Watkins Hardin (45.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Bradley and Hardin

Bradley +2.5 pts · won by 8,912 votes
William O'Connell BradleyRepublicanWINNER48.29%
172,436 votes
Parker Watkins HardinDemocratic45.8%
163,524 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.