Ernie Fletcher
★ Governor
- Born
- November 12, 1952
- Current age
- 73
- Home state
- Kentucky
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1998–2007
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fletcher1.4M
Opponents1.4M
5
Elections run
Between 1998 and 2007, Ernie Fletcher ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 4 and losing 1. Fletcher's biggest single-election total was 596,284 votes, in the 2003 governor election in Kentucky. Fletcher's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 6, decided by 14,013 votes.
Browse every governor election in Kentucky, every U.S. House race in Kentucky's District 6, or all 2007 governor races.
How many votes has Ernie Fletcher received?
Ernie Fletcher has received 1,394,696 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | GovernorKentucky | Lost | 435,77341.29% | Steve Beshear |
| 2003 | GovernorKentucky | Won | 596,28455.04% | Ben Chandler |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 115,62271.95% | Gatewood Galbraith (head-to-head) Mark Gailey |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 142,97152.8% | Gatewood Galbraith (head-to-head) Scotty Baesler Joseph Novak |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 104,04653.11% | Ernesto Scorsone Wasley S. Krogdahl |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000441) and Wikidata (Q881233). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ernie Fletcher: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ernie-fletcher. Accessed [date].