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1995Final results

1995 election for Kentucky Governor

Governor · Kentucky

Paul E. Patton (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Larry Forgy (R) by 2.2 points.

Paul E. PattonDemocrat · winner
51.1%500,787
Larry ForgyRepublican
48.9%479,227
980,014 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1995

Races before and after

EvenD+29.81987D+29.51991D+2.21995D+38.51999R+10.12003D+17.42007

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET