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1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election
Turnout	54.3%
	Brown: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Nunn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Julian Carroll; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John Y. Brown Jr.; Democratic

The 1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1979. Democratic nominee John Y. Brown Jr. defeated Republican nominee Louie Nunn with 59.41% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 29, 1979.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Y. Brown Jr.	165,188	29.14
	Democratic	Harvey I. Sloane	139,713	24.65
	Democratic	Terry McBrayer	131,530	23.21
	Democratic	Carroll Hubbard	68,577	12.10
	Democratic	Thelma Stovall	47,633	8.40
	Democratic	Lyle L. Willis	5,349	0.94
	Democratic	George L. Atkins	3,810	0.67
	Democratic	Doris Shuja Binion	2,580	0.46
	Democratic	John J. Weikel	2,436	0.43
Total votes			566,816	100.00

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louie Nunn	106,006	79.09
	Republican	Ray B. White	19,414	14.49
	Republican	Elmer Begley Jr.	5,106	3.81
	Republican	Thurman Jerome Hamlin	3,499	2.61
Total votes			134,025	100.00

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