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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ernie Fletcher (Incumbent) | 101,328 | 50.08 | |
Republican | Anne Northup | 73,919 | 36.53 | |
Republican | Billy Harper | 27,092 | 13.39 | |
Total votes | 202,339 | 100 |
Source | Date | Beshear (D) | Fletcher (R) |
---|---|---|---|
Survey USA | Nov 2-4, 2007 | 59% | 39% |
Rasmussen Reports | Nov 1, 2007 | 54% | 39% |
Survey USA | Oct 27-29, 2007 | 60% | 36% |
Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll | Oct 26-29, 2007 | 56% | 33% |
Research 2000 | Oct 22-24, 2007 | 55% | 40% |
Survey USA | Oct 19-21, 2007 | 58% | 38% |
Survey USA | Oct 8-9, 2007 | 56% | 40% |
Insider Advantage | Sep 24-25, 2007 | 45% | 35% |
Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll | Sep 13-18, 2007 | 55% | 35% |
Preston-Osborne | Sep 13-17, 2007 | 51% | 36% |
Research 2000 | Sep 10-13, 2007 | 56% | 39% |
Survey USA | Sep 8-10, 2007 | 58% | 39% |
Survey USA | Aug 4-6, 2007 | 58% | 37% |
Preston-Osborne | Jul 25 – Aug 2, 2007 | 49% | 31% |
Survey USA | Jul 14-16, 2007 | 59% | 36% |
Insider Advantage | Jul 8-9, 2007 | 41% | 38% |
Rasmussen Reports | May 24–25, 2007 | 51% | 35% |
Survey USA | May 23–24, 2007 | 62% | 34% |
Fletcher conceded to Beshear at 9:00 PM on November 6.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steven Lynn Beshear/Frank Daniel Mongiardo | 619,553 | 58.71% | +13.74% | |
Republican | Ernest Lee Fletcher/Robbie Rudolph (Incumbent) | 435,772 | 41.29% | -13.74% | |
Majority | 183,781 | 17.41% | +7.34% | ||
Total votes | 1,055,325 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 37.8% [6] | -2.4% |
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