1983 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election

1983 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 8, 1983
Turnout56.2%
 
Nominee Steve Beshear Eugene P. Stuart
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 568,869 321,352
Percentage 63.35% 35.79%
County results
Beshear:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Stuart:      50–60%      60–70%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Martha Layne Collins
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Steve Beshear
Democratic

The 1983 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1983, to elect the lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Martha Layne Collins chose not to seek re-election to a second term, instead choosing to run for governor.

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Steve Beshear beat Republican nominee Eugene P. Stuart.

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