Kentucky State Graphic

 Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data (links) from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.

Office

Candidate Name

Vote Total

% Vote

1882        
Clerk
(no data) 4,392 2.25  
1889        
Treasurer
(no data) 3,351 1.26  
1890        
Clerk
(no data) 4,340 1.59
Congr. Dist. 1 (Pad)
William Curd 1,086 7.45
Congr. Dist. 6
    (Cov-Newpor)
J.W. Vallandingham) 57 0.31
Congr. Dist. 7
    (n of Frankfo)
Hiram Ford 442 5.82 *
Congr. Dist. 8
    (s of Lexingt)
J.C. Gilliam 394 5.04 *
Congr. Dist. 9
    (Ashland)
W.W. Dye 122 0.48
Congr. Dist. 10
    (Pikeville)
George W. McCormick 19 0.10
Congr. Dist. 11
    (southeast)
D.T. Chestnut 311 1.96
1891        

Governor

 Josiah Harris 3,293 1.13  

Lieutenant Governor

 H.M. Winslow 3,045 1.06  

Attorney General

 E.J. Polk 3,018 1.06  

Auditor

 W.W. Goddard 3,149 1.10  

Treasurer

 J.M. Holmes 3,072 1.07  

Supt. Public Instr.

 A.B. Jones 3,008 1.06  

Land Commiss.

 bradford McGregor 3,037 1.06  

Clerk

 R.S. Friend 2,882 1.03  
1892        
Congr. 1 (western)
J.D. Smith 438 1.52  
Congr. 5 (Louisville)
G.W. Summerfield 372 1.07  
Congr. 6 (Cov/Newp)
W.B. Ogden 749 2.45  

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 3 of 11)

  
1894        

Congr. Dist. 1 (west)

 Josiah Harris 510 1.83  

Congr. Dist. 2 (northwest)

 James M. Holmes 458 1.60  

Congr. Dist. 4 (central)

 Benjamin J. Sympson 544 1.65  

Congr. Dist. 7 (Lexington)

 James Fivel 554 1.97  

Congr. Dist. 8
    (east central)

 T.B. Demaree 759 2.84  

Congr. Dist. 9 (northeast)

 R.B. Neal 62 0.16  

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 6 of 11)

  
1895        
Governor
T.B. Demaree 4,186 1.17  
Lieutenant Governor
Crit G. Hughes 3,872 1.14  
Secretary of State
H.E. Beauchamp 3,895 1.15  
Auditor
J.M. Ragsdale 3,888 1.15  
Attorney General
J.B. Finnell 3,843 1.13  
Treasurer
M.B. Asbury 3,895 1.15  
Land Commissioner
S.E. Simpson 3,779 1.12  
Supt. Publ. Instr.
Josephine K. Henry 3,845 1.13  
Agriculture Comm.
S.B. Weldon 3,827 1.13  
1896        
Congr. 4
W.M. Likens 317 0.72
1897        

Clerk

 (no data) 1,732 0.46
1899        
Governor
O.T. Wallace 2,346 0.58  
Lieutenant Governor
William H. Zeigler 2,030 0.53  
Auditor
Samuel M. Barnard 2,024 0.53  
Treasurer
J.R. Pile 2,023 0.53  
Secretary of State
W.M. Likens 2,034 0.54  
Supt. Public Instruction
G.E. Hancock 2,032 0.54  
Agriculture Commissioner
A.W. Carpenter 2,022 0.53  
1900        
Governor (short term)
John D. White 2129 0.46

Congr. 1 (western)
James Pile 251 0.59  
Congr. 8 (Frankfort)
R.L. Courtney 243 0.70  
1902

Congr. Dist. 1
   (Paducah)

 J.S. Kirkpatrick 955 4.96

Congr. Dist. 2
  (Owensboro)

 P.W. Cooper 458 1.66

Congr. Dist. 3
  (Bowling Green)

 G.W. Milliken 326 0.98

Congr. Dist. 4
  (Elizabethtown)

 J.A. Barratt 881 5.90 *

Congr. Dist. 5
   (Louisville)

 J.M. Tiddings 312 0.87

Congr. Dist. 6
  (Newport-Covington)

 J. Eckler 267 1.04

Congr. Dist. 7
  (Lexington)

 J.W. Zachery 461 2.29

Congr. Dist. 8 (Danville)

 William Lowen 435 1.71

Congr. Dist. 9
  (Grayson)

 D.M. Dillon  403 1.01

Congr. Dist. 10
   (Pikeville)

 F.M. Long 219 0.76

Congr. Dist. 11
  (Somerset)

 W.S. Stone 902 4.64

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 11 of 11 seats.
1903

Governor
T.B. Demaree 4,830 1.10

Lieutenant Governor
O.T. Wallace 4,714 1.10

Secretary of State
Charles brerard 4,550 1.06

Attorney General
William Stone 4,524 1.06

Treasurer
J.A. Barrall 4,520 1.06

Auditor
R.S. Eastin 4,523 1.06

Supt. Public Instr.
Harriet E. brooks 4,525 1.06

1904

Congr. Dist. 1
  (Paducah)

 T.E. Richey 862 2.10

Congr. Dist. 5
  (Louisville)

 J.M. Tydings 417 0.90

Congr. Dist. 6
  (Newport-Covington)

 C.J. Bagley 417 1.12

Congr. Dist. 7
  (Lexington)

 E. Snodgrass 373 1.10

Congr. Dist. 8 (Danville)

 A.W. Carpenter 461 1.46

Congr. Dist. 11
  (Somerset)

 W.S. Stone 21 write-in

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 6 of 11 seats.
 
1906

Congr. Dist. 1
  (Paducah)

 J.D. Smith 2,118 14.13 *

Congr. Dist. 2
  (Owensboro)

 Alexander Hill 551 2.57

Congr. Dist. 3
  (Bowling Green)

 W.H. Collins 612 2.05

Congr. Dist. 4
  (Elizabethtown)

 R.H. Roe 631 2.47

Congr. Dist. 5
  (Louisville)

 C.A. Jenson 376 1.31

Congr. Dist. 6
  (Newport-Covington)

 C.L. Brashear 371 1.34

Congr. Dist. 7
  (Lexington)

 J.W. Zachery 439 2.08

Congr. Dist. 8 (Danville)

 T.B. Demaree 601 2.50

Congr. Dist. 9
  (Grayson)

 L.H. Lanier 145 0.40

Congr. Dist. 10
  (Pikeville)

 Wayne Cooper 430 1.26

Congr. Dist. 11
  (Somerset)

 Tobias Huffaker 636 2.52

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 11 of 11 seats.
1907

Governor
L.L. Pickett 6,352 1.52

Lieutenant Governor
P.H. Fields 5,717 1.40

Secretary of State
C.A. Singer 5,691 1.40

Treasurer
J.P. Easley 5,665 1.39

Auditor
O.T. Wallace 5,738 1.41

Attorney General
Wayne Cooper 5,724 1.40

Supt. Public Instr.
B.F. Haynes 5,658 1.39

Agriculture
  Commissioner
A.W. Carpenter 5,690 1.40

1908

Congr. Dist. 3
  (southwest)

 John M. Greer 377 0.94

Congr. Dist. 8 (Danville)

 Andrew Johnson 442 1.29

Congr. Dist. 9 (Grayson)

 A.N. Morris 462 1.01  

Congr. Dist. 11
  (Somerset)

 T. Huffaker 518 1.00  

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 11 seats.
1910

Congr. Dist. 3
   (southwest)

 W.L. Cassady 373 1.19

Congr. Dist. 5
  (Louisville)

 J.B. Stroud 222 0.55

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 11 seats.
1911

Governor

 J.D. Redd 3,673 0.84

Lieutenant Governor

 M.L. Moore 3,743 0.88

Secretary of State

 C.A. Singer 3,478 0.82

Auditor

 H.S. Wright 3,496 0.83

Treasurer

 William Lowen 3,450 0.82

Supt. Public Instruction

 J.M. Gulliains 3,377 0.80

Agriculture
  Commissioner

 J.R. Pyle 3,309 0.78

1914

Congr. Dist. 5
   (Louisville)

 R.T. Matthews 150 0.38

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 1 of 11 seats.
1915

Governor

 L.L. Pickett 4,201 0.94

1916

Congr. Dist. 1
  (Paducah)

 J.B. McDowell 164 0.35

Congr. Dist. 2
  (Owensboro)

 E.M. Ashby 135 0.31  

Congr. Dist. 3
  (Bowling Green)

 M.L. Moore 217 0.52  

Congr. Dist. 4
  (Elizabethtown)

 C.R. Crowe 250 0.53  

Congr. Dist. 5
   (Louisville)

 J.B. Stroud 344 0.59  

Congr. Dist. 6
  (Newport)

 J.W. Lancaster 291 0.67  

Congr. Dist. 8
  (Frankfort)

 J.S. Coke 218 0.55  

Congr. Dist. 9  (Ashland)

 Perry Nannah 383 0.63  

Congr. Dist. 10
  (Pikeville)

 W.W. Preston 269 0.86  

Congr. Dist. 11
  (southeast)

 W.B. Gregg 245 0.51  

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 10 of 11 seats.
1934

Congr. Dist. 2
William M. Likens 5,188 21.15

*
1935

Governor
WE. Cissna 2,074 0.20

Lt. Governor
H.S. Bell 1,902 0.20

Secretary of State
Mrs. H.A. McCamey 2,021 0.22

Auditor
A.S. Morgan 1,923 0.21

Treasurer
T.H. Turner 1,871 0.21

*
Attorney General
Allen K. Jones 1,918 0.21

Supt. Public Instruction
James L. Rynerson 1,834 0.20

Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Preston 1,825 0.20

1943:        
Governor
Andrew Johnson 3,239 0.58  
Lieutenant Governor
John W. Worthington 2,877 0.54  
Secretary of State
Emily L.B. McCamy 2,803 0.53  
AuditorColleta
Alice Godbey 2,754 0.52  
Treasurer
Lela G. McCannell 2,827 0.54  
Attorney General
W.E. Cissna 2,764 0.52  
Supt. Public Instruction
William brant Hughes 2,862 0.54  
Commissioner of
    Agriculture
A.S. Morgan 2,746 0.52  
Clerk
Louis W. Benedict 2,768 0.53  
1944:        
Senator
Robert H. Garrison 1,808 0.21
Cong. Dist. 1
    (Paducah)
Hubert H. Jones 396 0.53
Cong. Dist. 2
    (Owensboro-Bowling)
Susie Puckett 318 0.31
Cong. Dist. 3 (Louisville)
Bessie Graham 308 0.22
Cong. Dist. 4
    (Elizabethtown)
E.C. Sidle 284 0.32
Cong. Dist. 5
   (Newport-Covington)
R.L. Grubbs 133 0.17
Cong. Dist. 6
    (Frankfort)
Carey T. Duckett 305 0.28
Cong. Dist. 7 (east)
K.E. Hill 59 0.09
Cong. Dist. 8
    (northeast)
H.A. Masten 134 0.15
Cong. Dist. 9
    (southeast)
Emily L.B. McCamy 254 0.25
1948:
Cong. Dist. 3    (Louisville)
Robert H. Garrison

315

 0.22
1955
Governor
Robert H. Garrison 2,687 0.34
Lt. Governor
C.L. Abel 2,289 0.31
Secretary of State
Andrew Johnson 2,543 0.36
Treasurer
Florence Montague 2,139 0.30
Auditor
Allen Law 2,146 0.30
Secretary of Agriculture
John Salmon 2,179 0.31
Supt. Public Instruction
Ernest Dixon 2,258 0.32
Clerk
Carmen Stone 2,051 0.29
1956
Congr. Dist. 7 (eastern)
Florence Montague 113 0.08
 

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