1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election
November 8, 1983
Turnout55.6% 1.3 pp
 
Nominee Martha Layne Collins Jim Bunning
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 561,674 454,650
Percentage 54.50% 44.11%
Collins:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Bunning:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

John Y. Brown Jr.
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Martha Layne Collins
Democratic

The 1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1983. Democratic nominee Martha Layne Collins defeated Republican nominee Jim Bunning with 54.50% of the vote, replacing outgoing governor John Y. Brown Jr., and becoming the first female governor of Kentucky.

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