2015Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2015 election for Kentucky Governor
Governor · Kentucky
Matt Bevin (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Conway (D) by 9.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Matt BevinRepublican · winner
54.5%511,374
Jack ConwayDemocrat
45.5%426,620
937,994 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 2015
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET