Author: David Luchs
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Bluegrass and Bedlam: How Kentucky's 1899 election led to America's only gubernatorial assassination
The filing deadline for the race to become Kentucky's next governor is on January 29, 2019. Gubernatorial elections can be dramatic in the state. Back in 1899, a series of events including the only assassination of a sitting state governor in U.S. history brought widespread civil disorder to Kentucky and ended in a protracted legal…
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Four state party records broken in 2018's gubernatorial elections
In 2018, four winning gubernatorial candidates—two Democrats and two Republicans—received a record-high share of the vote for a gubernatorial candidate of their party in state history. Another three gubernatorial winners—all Republicans—came within five percentage points of breaking such a record. The candidate who surpassed his party’s state record by the greatest margin was Gov.…