Louie Nunn
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Louie Broady Nunn was an American politician who served as the 52nd governor of Kentucky. Elected in 1967, he was the only Republican to hold the office between the end of Simeon Willis's term in 1947
Nunn in 1969
Wendell Ford
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Wendell Hampton Ford was an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 53rd governor of Kentucky from 1971 to 1974, and as a member of the United States Sena
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…over Democrat Henry Ward. The state offices were split between Democrats and Republicans, and Nunn was saddled with a Democratic lieutenant governor, Wendell Ford. Despite a Democratic majority in the General Assembly, Nunn was able to enact most of his priorities, including tax increases that funded improvements…
Official portrait, c. 1990s
Former governor Happy Chandler ran against Ford in the 1971 gubernatorial election.
Walter Dee Huddleston, Ford's campaign manager, was elected to the United States Senate in 1972.
Kit Bond and Ford formed the Senate National Guard Caucus in 1989.