1891 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1891 Kentucky gubernatorial election
	August 3, 1891
	August 3, 1891
Governor before election; Simon Bolivar Buckner; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John Y. Brown; Democratic

The 1891 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1891. Democratic nominee John Y. Brown defeated Republican nominee Andrew T. Wood with 49.85% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

John Y. Brown, Democratic
Andrew T. Wood, Republican

Other candidates

S. B. Erwin, People's
Josiah Harris, Prohibition

Results

1891 Kentucky gubernatorial election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Y. Brown	144,168	49.85%
	Republican	Andrew T. Wood	116,087	40.14%
	People's	S. B. Erwin	25,631	8.86%
	Prohibition	Josiah Harris	3,293	1.14%
Majority			28,081
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved 2020-06-09.

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[1] Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved 2020-06-09.