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1991 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1991 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Brereton Jones won the 1991 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Brereton Jones received 540,468 popular votes (64.73%). The main challenger was Larry J. Hopkins (35.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Jones and Hopkins

Jones +29.5 pts · won by 246,016 votes
Brereton JonesDemocraticWINNER64.73%
540,468 votes
Larry J. HopkinsRepublican35.27%
294,452 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.