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1951 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1951 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Lawrence Wetherby won the 1951 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Lawrence Wetherby received 346,345 popular votes (54.6%). The main challenger was Eugene Siler (45.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Wetherby and Siler

Wetherby +9.2 pts · won by 58,331 votes
Lawrence WetherbyDemocraticWINNER54.6%
346,345 votes
Eugene SilerRepublican45.4%
288,014 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.