1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election
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| Turnout | 54.3% | ||||||||||||||||
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| Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%  Nunn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1979. Democratic nominee John Y. Brown Jr. defeated Republican nominee Louie Nunn with 59.41% of the vote.