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2007 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2007 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Steve Beshear won the 2007 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Steve Beshear received 619,552 popular votes (58.71%). The main challenger was Ernie Fletcher (41.29%).

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

Beshear +17.4 pts · won by 183,779 votes
Steve BeshearDemocraticWINNER58.71%
619,552 votes
Ernie FletcherRepublican41.29%
435,773 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.