1820 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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1820 Kentucky gubernatorial election
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  JOHN ADAIR colour corrected.jpg William Logan of Kentucky.jpg
Nominee John Adair William Logan
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote20,49319,947
Percentage32.83%31.95%
  Joseph Desha by Katherine Helm.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Joseph Desha Anthony Butler
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote12,4199,567
Percentage19.89%15.33%
1820 Kentucky gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
1820 Kentucky gubernatorial election results map by congressional district.svg
Adair:      30-40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%     80-90%
Logan:      30-40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%     80–90%     90-100%
Desha:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%
Butler:      30-40%     40–50%     60-70%     80-90%
Governor before election

Gabriel Slaughter (acting)
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

John Adair
Democratic-Republican

The 1820 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1820.

Contents

Acting Democratic-Republican Governor Gabriel Slaughter did not stand for re-election.

Former U.S. Senator John Adair defeated Anthony Butler, Joseph Desha, and William Logan with 32.83% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Withdrawn

Adair, Butler, Desha and Emmerson represented the pro-relief faction and Logan represented the anti-relief faction. [3] [4]

Results

1820 Kentucky gubernatorial election [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican John Adair 20,493 32.83%
Democratic-Republican William Logan 19,94731.95%
Democratic-Republican Joseph Desha 12,41919.89%
Democratic-Republican Anthony Butler 9,56715.33%
Majority5460.88%
Turnout 62,426
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

See also

Old Court – New Court controversy

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give slightly different votes for Butler and Desha. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Candidates in Kentucky". Edwardsville spectator. Edwardsville, Ill. February 29, 1820. p. 3. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Mathias, Frank F. (April 1973). "The Relief and Court Struggle: Half-Way House to Populism". The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 71 (2). Kentucky Historical Society: 154–176. JSTOR   23377608 . Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  4. ↑ Mathias, Frank F.; Shannon, Jasper B. (Summer 1990). "Gubernatorial Politics in Kentucky, 1820-1851". The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 88 (3). Kentucky Historical Society: 245–277. JSTOR   23381730 . Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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  6. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 108–109. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  7. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. pp. 208–209. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
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