Tom Emberton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

Tom Emberton was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky, USA in 1971. He lost to the Democrat Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Wendell H. Ford. Ford won 470,720 votes (50.6%) to Emberton's 412,653 (44.3%).

Prior to his candidacy, Emberton had served as a member of the Public Service Commission in Governor Louie B. Nunn's administration.

In 1980, Emberton ran for Congress in Kentucky's 5th District, but lost the primary to the eventual winner, Hal Rogers of Somerset.

In 1987, Governor Wallace Wilkinson appointed Emberton to fill a vacancy on the Kentucky Court of Appeals. He held that position until his retirement in 2004.

Preceded by:
Louie B. Nunn		 Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky
1971–1971		 Succeeded by:
Bob Gable
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../t/o/m/Tom_Emberton_a7d2.html"