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Democratic hold |
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1935, in three states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year.
State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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Kentucky | Ruby Laffoon | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory |
Happy Chandler (Democratic) 54.45% King Swope (Republican) 45.14% W. E. Cissna (Prohibition) 0.23% W. A. Sandefur (Socialist) 0.09% Herman Horning (Socialist Labor) 0.07% John J. Thobe (Co-operative Commonwealth) 0.06% [1] |
Louisiana (Held, 21 April 1936) |
Oscar K. Allen | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory [b] |
Richard W. Leche (Democratic) unopposed [2] (Democratic primary results) Richard W. Leche 67.08% Cleveland Dear 32.60% Mason Spencer 0.32% [3] [4] |
Mississippi | Martin Sennet Conner | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory |
Hugh L. White (Democratic) unopposed [5] (Democratic primary run-off results) Hugh L. White 51.71% Paul B. Johnson Sr. 48.29% [6] |