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1975 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 1975 Governor race

Who won the 1975 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Julian Carroll won the 1975 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Julian Carroll received 470,159 popular votes (62.84%). The main challenger was Bob Gable (37.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Carroll and Gable

Carroll +25.7 pts · won by 192,161 votes
Julian CarrollDemocraticWINNER62.84%
470,159 votes
Bob GableRepublican37.16%
277,998 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.