2007Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2007 election for Kentucky Governor
Governor · Kentucky
Steven L. Beshear (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Ernest Fletcher (R) by 17.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steven L. BeshearDemocrat · winner
58.7%619,552
Ernest FletcherRepublican
41.3%435,773
1,055,325 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 2007
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET