1943 Kentucky gubernatorial election

The 1943 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1943. Republican nominee Simeon Willis defeated Democratic nominee J. Lyter Donaldson with 50.49% of the vote.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 7, 1943.

Candidates

 * J. Lyter Donaldson, former Kentucky Highway Commissioner
 * Ben Kilgore, former Executive Secretary of the Kentucky Farm Bureau
 * Rodes K. Myers, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
 * John J. Thobe

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * Simeon Willis, Republican
 * J. Lyter Donaldson, Democratic

Other candidates
 * Andrew N. Johnson, Prohibition