1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election
Results
Table:
1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election[2]

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

Referring to the information in the given table titled 1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election — section "Results", write a short sentence answering the following question: How did Martha Layne Collins perform against Jim Bunning in the 1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election, and what percentage of the vote did she gain? Output only the correct answer as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer:  Martha Layne Collins defeated Jim Bunning, receiving 54.50% of the vote.