1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election
	Fields: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Dawson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Edwin P. Morrow; Republican	Elected Governor ; William J. Fields; Democratic

The 1923 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1923. Democratic nominee William J. Fields defeated Republican nominee Charles I. Dawson, the attorney general, with 53.25% of the vote. The Democratic State Central Executive Committee chose Fields to replace nominee J. Campbell Cantrill, a U.S. representative who died suddenly on September 2 two months before the election.^[1]

^ "Congressman J. C. Cantrill Loses Battle for Life—Leader Meets First Defeat Against Odds", Lexington (KY) Herald, September 3, 1923, p. 1.

[1] "Congressman J. C. Cantrill Loses Battle for Life—Leader Meets First Defeat Against Odds", Lexington (KY) Herald, September 3, 1923, p. 1.

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