Claim: The 1887 Kentucky gubernatorial election resulted to a win for Democratic candidate Simon Bolivar Buckner who won against closest competitor William O'Connell Bradley.
Evidence: He was elected governor of Kentucky in 1887. Delegates to the 1887 state Democratic convention nominated Buckner unanimously for the office of governor. A week later, the Republicans chose William O. Bradley as their candidate. The official results of the election gave Buckner a plurality of 16,797 over Bradley. William O'Connell Bradley (March 18, 1847 – May 23, 1914) was a politician from the US state of Kentucky.