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As his party's gubernatorial candidate, Robsion lost to the popular Democrat Bertram Thomas "Bert" Combs (1911–1991), 516,549 votes (60.6 percent) to 336,456 (39.4 percent). Combs margin was the largest majority in a Kentucky state election until that time.
 
As his party's gubernatorial candidate, Robsion lost to the popular Democrat Bertram Thomas "Bert" Combs (1911–1991), 516,549 votes (60.6 percent) to 336,456 (39.4 percent). Combs margin was the largest majority in a Kentucky state election until that time.
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After leaving Congress, Robsion resumed his law practice and resided part of the year in Louisville and the remainder in [[Fort Lauderdale]], [[Florida]], where he died at the age of eighty-five.<ref name=findagrave/> He is interred there at Cave Hill Cemetery, along with his wife, the former Laura Selinda Drane, who died on [[Christmas]] Day in 1980 after being struck by an automobile in Fort Lauderdale.<ref>Laura Selinda Drane Robsion (1913-1980) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed September 17, 2021.</ref>
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After leaving Congress, Robsion resumed his law practice and resided part of the year in Louisville and the remainder in [[Fort Lauderdale]], [[Florida]], where he died at the age of eighty-five.<ref name=findagrave/> He is interred there at Cave Hill Cemetery, along with his wife, the former Laura Selinda Drane, who died on [[Christmas]] Day in 1980 after being struck by an automobile in Fort Lauderdale.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185296180/laura-selinda-robsion Laura Selinda Drane Robsion (1913-1980) - Find A Grave Memorial], accessed September 17, 2021.</ref>
    
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