1907 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1907 Kentucky gubernatorial election

November 5, 1907

Nominee Augustus E. Willson Samuel Wilber Hager Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 214,478 196,428 Percentage 51.17% 46.87%

Wilson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Hager:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election J. C. W. Beckham Democratic Elected Governor Augustus E. Willson Republican

The 1907 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1907. Republican nominee Augustus E. Willson defeated Democratic nominee Samuel Wilber Hager with 51.17% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Augustus E. Willson, Republican
• Samuel Wilber Hager, Democratic

Other candidates

• L. L. Pickett, Prohibition
• Claude Andrews, Socialist
• James H. Arnold, Socialist Labor

Results

1907 Kentucky gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Augustus E. Willson	214,478	51.17%	+5.00%
	Democratic	Samuel Wilber Hager	196,428	46.87%	−5.25%
	Prohibition	L. L. Pickett	6,352	1.52%	+0.42%
	Socialist	Claude Andrews	1,499	0.36%	+0.22%
	Socialist Labor	James H. Arnold	381	0.09%	−0.38%
Majority			18,050	4.30%
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing