1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election
Results

1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Martha Layne Collins	561,674	54.50%

Republican	Jim Bunning	454,650	44.11%

Independent	Nicholas McCubbin	14,347	1.39%

Majority	107,024

Turnout	1,030,628

Democratic hold	Swing

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Democratic nominee Martha Layne Collins defeated Republican nominee Jim Bunning, receiving 54.50% of the vote.

final_sentence: Democratic nominee Martha Layne Collins defeated Republican nominee Jim Bunning, receiving 54.50% of the vote.