Governor Bids
In 1979 Sloane ran for Governor of Kentucky but was narrowly defeated in a crowded Democratic primary by John Y. Brown, Jr. who went on to win the office. Sloane won 139,713 votes statewide to finish second; Brown won with 165,188. Terry McBrayer finished third with 131,530 votes, Congressman Carroll Hubbard finished fourth with 68,577 votes, Lieutenant Governor Thelma Stovall was fifth with 47,633 and four minor candidates split another 14,175 votes.
In 1983 Sloane ran for Governor of Kentucky a second time, losing by a small margin in the Democratic primary to Lieutenant Governor Martha Layne Collins. Sloane again finished second, winning 219,160 votes to Collins' 223,692; Grady Stumbo finished third with 199,795 and three minor candidates split 15,807 votes.
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