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1955 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 1955 Governor race

Who won the 1955 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Happy Chandler won the 1955 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Happy Chandler received 451,647 popular votes (58.02%). The main challenger was Edwin R. Denney (41.45%).

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

Chandler +16.6 pts · won by 128,976 votes
Happy ChandlerDemocraticWINNER58.02%
451,647 votes
Edwin R. DenneyRepublican41.45%
322,671 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.