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1971 Kentucky Governor Election
Kentucky · 2 candidates
Ford +6.2 pts · won by 57,767 votes
Wendell H. FordDemocraticWINNER50.56%
470,420 votes
Thomas EmbertonRepublican44.35%
412,653 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.