- Ernie Fletcher
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |94,167
Party shading/Democratic |35%|
Party shading/Republican |Ernie Fletcher
Party shading/Republican align="right" |142,971
Party shading/Republican |53%|
Party shading/ReformUSA |Gatewood Galbraith
Party shading/ReformUSA |Reform
Party shading/ReformUSA align="right" |32,436
Party shading/ReformUSA align="right" |12%|
Party shading/Libertarian |Joseph Novak
Party shading/Libertarian |Libertarian
Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |1,229
Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |<1%|
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2002|
Party shading/Democratic |"(no candidate)"
Party shading/Democratic align="right"
Party shading/Democratic
|
Party shading/Republican |nowrap|Ernie Fletcher *
Party shading/Republican align="right" |115,622
Party shading/Republican |72%|
Party shading/Independent |Gatewood Galbraith
Party shading/Independent |Independent
Party shading/Independent align="right" |41,753
Party shading/Independent align="right" |26%|
Party shading/Libertarian |Mark Gailey
Party shading/Libertarian |Libertarian
Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |3,313
Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |2%|
###@@@KEYEND@@@###* Fletcher resigned from Congress after winning election as Governor of Kentucky and did not serve his full term;Ben Chandler succeeded him.Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate =Steve Beshear
votes = 619,553
percentage = 58.7
change = +13.75Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
candidate =Ernie Fletcher
votes = 435,772
percentage = 41.3
change = -13.75Election box majority
|votes = 183,781
percentage = 17.4
change =Election box turnout
|votes = 1,055,325
percentage = 37.1
change =Election box gain with party link
|winner = Democratic Party (US)
loser = Republican Party (US)
swing =References
External links
* [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=43bc224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD National Governors Associationndash Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher biography]
* [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200617&c=431533 Follow the Moneyndash Ernie Fletcher & Stephen B Pence 2006 campaign contributions]
* [http://www.erniefletcher.com/ Fletcher & Rudolph official campaign site]
* [http://commonwealth-equality.org/ Kentucky Equality Association]Persondata
NAME=Fletcher, Ernie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Fletcher, Ernest Lee (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Kentucky politician
DATE OF BIRTH=November 12 ,1952
PLACE OF BIRTH=Mount Sterling, Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH=living
PLACE OF DEATH=
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