1999 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1999 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Paul Patton won the 1999 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Paul Patton received 352,099 popular votes (60.7%). The main challenger was Peppy Martin (22.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Patton and Martin

Patton +38.5 pts · won by 223,311 votes
352,099 votes
128,788 votes
Gatewood GalbraithReform15.33%
88,930 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.