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2003 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 2003 Governor race

Who won the 2003 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Ernie Fletcher won the 2003 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Ernie Fletcher received 596,284 popular votes (55.04%). The main challenger was Ben Chandler (44.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Fletcher and Chandler

Fletcher +10.1 pts · won by 109,125 votes
Ernie FletcherRepublicanWINNER55.04%
596,284 votes
Ben ChandlerDemocratic44.96%
487,159 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.