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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Wendell H. Ford | Democratic |
470,720 |
50.57% |
| Thomas Emberton | Republican |
412,653 |
44.33% |
| A. B. "Happy" Chandler | Commonwealth |
39,493 |
4.24% |
| William Smith | American |
7,924 |
0.85% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 3,660,324 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 35.6 | persons/km2 | 1971 Population: | 0 | Est. | 1971 Population Density: | 0.0 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 3,220,711 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 31.3 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 102,896 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.3 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. November 1971 General, Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections (https://elect.ky.gov/results/1973-1979/Documents/1971.pdf) (accessed 31 May 2023)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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