2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election

2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election
November 6, 2007
Turnout37.1% 2.9 pp
 
Nominee Steve Beshear Ernie Fletcher
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Daniel Mongiardo Robbie Rudolph
Popular vote 619,552 435,773
Percentage 58.71% 41.29%
Beshear:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Fletcher:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Ernie Fletcher
Republican

 Elected Governor

Steve Beshear
Democratic

The 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2007. In this election, incumbent Republican governor Ernie Fletcher ran for reelection to a second term but was soundly defeated by Democratic challenger Steve Beshear. A primary election to determine the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor was held on May 22, 2007, in which Fletcher and Beshear won their respective primaries. Beshear's son Andy was elected Kentucky's State Attorney General in 2015 and Kentucky's Governor in 2019 and 2023.

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