1999 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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Turnout

22.3%

21.5 pp


Nominee	Paul Patton	Peppy Martin	Gatewood Galbraith
Party	Democratic	Republican	Reform
Running mate	Steve Henry	Wanda Cornelius	Kathy Lyons
Popular vote	352,099	128,788	88,930
Percentage	60.7%	22.2%	15.3%

County results

Congressional district resultsPatton: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Martin: 40–50% 50–60%

Governor before election

Paul E. Patton
Democratic

Elected Governor

Paul E. Patton
Democratic

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Government

The 1999 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1999, for the post of Governor of Kentucky. Democratic incumbent Governor Paul E. Patton defeated Republican nominee Peppy Martin to win a second term.

It was the first time that the election was held since the Kentucky General Assembly changed its term limits law in 1992, allowing Patton to run again and leaving Virginia as the only state that prohibits its Governor from serving immediate successive terms. This election was the first time since 1903 that an incumbent Democratic Governor of Kentucky was re-elected.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Paul E. Patton, incumbent Governor

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul E. Patton (incumbent)	348,468	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Peppy Martin, perennial candidate
David Lynn Williams, perennial candidate

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peppy Martin	19,248	51.27
	Republican	David Lynn Williams	18,295	48.73
Total votes			37,543	100

General election

Results

Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul E. Patton (incumbent)	352,099	60.70%	+9.81%
	Republican	Peppy Martin	128,788	22.20%	−26.51%
	Reform	Gatewood Galbraith	88,930	15.33%	+14.93%
	Natural Law	Nailah Jumoke-Yarbrough	6,934	1.20%
	Write-in		3,323	0.57%
Majority			223,311	38.50%	+36.32%
Turnout			580,074	20.4%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

"Report of "Unofficial" Election Night tally results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. May 26, 1999. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
"Report of "Official" Election Night tally results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. December 2, 1999. Archived from the original on April 13, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
"Voter Turnout Report for the 11/02/99 General Election" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections.

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