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1963 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1963 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Ned Breathitt won the 1963 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Ned Breathitt received 449,551 popular votes (50.74%). The main challenger was Louie Nunn (49.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Breathitt and Nunn

Breathitt +1.5 pts · won by 13,055 votes
Ned BreathittDemocraticWINNER50.74%
449,551 votes
Louie NunnRepublican49.26%
436,496 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.