Steve Beshear
★ Governor
- Born
- September 21, 1944
- Current age
- 81
- Home state
- Kentucky
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 2007–2011
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2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Beshear1.1M
Opponents804,667
2
Elections run
Between 2007 and 2011, Steve Beshear ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Beshear's biggest single-election total was 619,552 votes, in the 2007 governor election in Kentucky. Beshear's closest win came in the 2011 governor election in Kentucky, decided by 170,211 votes.
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How many votes has Steve Beshear received?
Steve Beshear has received 1,083,797 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | GovernorKentucky | Won | 464,24555.72% | David L. Williams Gatewood Galbraith |
| 2007 | GovernorKentucky | Won | 619,55258.71% | Ernie Fletcher |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q532220). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Steve Beshear: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/steve-beshear. Accessed [date].