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Kentucky
Kentucky Presidential Election
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
57.4%
vs.
Wendell Willkie
42.3%
|
D+15.1
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970,223 votes
3 candidates
970,223 total votes
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Candidate
Party
Votes ▼
%
Vote Share
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
DEM
✓
DEM
557,312
57.4%
Wendell Willkie
REP
REP
410,384
42.3%
Other
OTH
OTH
2,527
0.3%
Seat History
President in Kentucky
2024
Donald J Trump
REP
R+30.5
2020
Donald J Trump
REP
R+25.9
2016
Donald J Trump
REP
R+29.8
2012
Mitt Romney
REP
R+22.7
2008
John McCain
REP
R+16.2
2004
George W. Bush
REP
R+19.9
2000
George W. Bush
REP
R+15.1
1996
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+1.0
1992
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+3.2
1988
George H.W. Bush
REP
R+11.6
1984
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+20.7
1980
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+1.5
1976
Jimmy Carter
DEM
D+7.2
1972
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+28.6
1968
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+6.1
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Candidates
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
DEM
Record
163W-31L
Avg Margin
D+23.0
Career
1928-1944
President / Governor
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Wendell Willkie
REP
Record
11W-37L
Avg Margin
D+19.0
Career
1940-1940
President
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