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1935 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 1935 Governor race

Who won the 1935 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Happy Chandler won the 1935 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Happy Chandler received 556,262 popular votes (54.45%). The main challenger was King Swope (45.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Chandler and Swope

Chandler +9.3 pts · won by 95,158 votes
Happy ChandlerDemocraticWINNER54.45%
556,262 votes
King SwopeRepublican45.14%
461,104 votes
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.