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1911 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1911 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

James B. McCreary won the 1911 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. James B. McCreary received 226,549 popular votes (52.01%). The main challenger was Edward C. O'Rear (44.92%).

See the full head-to-head between McCreary and O'Rear

McCreary +7.1 pts · won by 30,877 votes
James B. McCrearyDemocraticWINNER52.01%
226,549 votes
Edward C. O'RearRepublican44.92%
195,672 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.1% 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.