1919 Kentucky gubernatorial election

The 1919 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1919. Republican nominee Edwin P. Morrow defeated Democratic incumbent James D. Black with 53.82% of the vote.

1919 Kentucky gubernatorial election

← 1915 November 4, 1919 1923 →

Nominee Edwin P. Morrow James D. Black Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 254,472 214,134 Percentage 53.82% 45.29%

County results Congressional district results Morrow:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Black:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election James D. Black Democratic Elected Governor Edwin P. Morrow Republican

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Edwin P. Morrow, Republican
• James D. Black, Democratic

Other candidates

• G. D. Becker, Socialist

Results

1919 Kentucky gubernatorial election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edwin P. Morrow	254,472	53.82%	+4.86%
	Democratic	James D. Black (incumbent)	214,134	45.29%	−3.77%
	Socialist	G. D. Becker	4,221	0.89%	+0.15%
Majority			40,338	8.53%
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing