Henry Ward (politician)
Henry Ward (June 20, 1909 – October 8, 2002) was a Democrat who held posts in Democratic state administrations in Kentucky and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1967. Ward lost the general election to Louie B. Nunn. Nunn won 454,123 votes (51.2%) to Ward's 425,674 (48.0%).
Ward had previously been active with the Chamber of Commerce in Louisville and was instrumental in having Interstate 65 routed through downtown Louisville. He later said that decision was a mistake.
Ward was selected by Edward T. Breathitt as Breathitt's preferred successor as governor, but Ward was not a particularly skilled or gifted candidate for statewide office though he had been elected to both houses of the Kentucky State Legislature. He beat Happy Chandler in the primary election for governor. Chandler subsequently endorsed Louie Nunn, who narrowly defeated Ward. Henry Ward was the first Democratic nominee for governor to lose a general election since 1943, a situation that has occurred only once since that time with Ben Chandler, Happy Chandler's grandson, losing in 2003 to Republican Ernie Fletcher.
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| Preceded by Edward T. Breathitt |
Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky 1967–1967 |
Succeeded by Wendell H. Ford |
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