title: 1951 United States gubernatorial elections
text: # 1951 United States gubernatorial elections
  
  United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1951, in three states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year.
  
  ## Results
  
  | State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kentucky | Lawrence Wetherby | Democratic | Re-elected, 54.60% | Eugene Siler (Republican) 45.40% |
  | Louisiana (Held, 22 April 1952) | Earl Long | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Robert F. Kennon (Democratic) 95.99% Harrison Bagwell (Republican) 4.01% (Democratic primary run-off results) Robert F. Kennon 61.44% Carlos Spaht 38.56% |
  | Mississippi | Fielding L. Wright | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Hugh L. White (Democratic) unopposed in the general election. (Democratic primary run-off results) Hugh L. White 51.18% Paul B. Johnson Jr. 48.82% |
  