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1899 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 1899 Governor race

Who won the 1899 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

William S. Taylor won the 1899 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. William S. Taylor received 193,714 popular votes (48.07%). The main challenger was William Goebel (47.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Taylor and Goebel

Taylor +0.6 pts · won by 2,383 votes
William S. TaylorRepublicanWINNER48.07%
193,714 votes
William GoebelDemocratic47.48%
191,331 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.5% 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.