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The 1951 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1951. Incumbent Democrat Lawrence Wetherby defeated Republican nominee Eugene Siler with 54.60% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 4, 1951.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
Lawrence Wetherby, incumbent Governor
Howell W. Vincent, attorney
Jesse N. R. Cecil
Results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
Eugene Siler, Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
Wendell H. Meade, former U.S. Representative
Results
General election
= Candidates
=Lawrence Wetherby, Democratic
Eugene Siler, Republican