Edwin R. Denney

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Edwin Ray Denney (March 8, 1904 - June 22, 1986) was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1955. He lost the general election to Democrat Happy Chandler, who won his second non-consecutive term as governor in that election. Denney won 322,671 votes (41.7%) to Chandler's 451,647 (58.3%). Chandler's victory margin of 129,000 votes was the largest landslide in the Kentucky gubernatorial elections up to that time.[1] Denney died on June 22, 1986, at the age of 82.[2]

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  1. Kenneth F. Warren (Editor). Encyclopedia of U. S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. Sage Publications (CA), 2008. Template:ISBN; p. 349
  2. Edwin Ray Denney

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External sources

  • The Kentucky Encyclopedia
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