1824 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1824 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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Nominee Joseph Desha Christopher Tompkins William Russell Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 38,378 22,499 3,900 Percentage 59.25% 34.73% 6.02%

Governor before election John Adair Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Joseph Desha Democratic-Republican

The 1824 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1824.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Adair was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Former U.S. Representative Joseph Desha defeated Christopher Tompkins and William Russell with 59.25% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Joseph Desha, former U.S. Representative
• William Russell, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives ^[1]
• Christopher Tompkins, former circuit judge ^{[2] [3]}

Desha represented the pro-relief faction and Tompkins and Russell represented the anti-relief faction. ^[4]

Results

1824 Kentucky gubernatorial election ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Desha	38,378	59.25%	+39.36%
	Democratic-Republican	Christopher Tompkins	22,499	34.73%	N/A
	Democratic-Republican	William Russell	3,900	6.02%	N/A
Majority			15,879	24.52%
Turnout			64,777
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

References

• Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky, Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and other leading men, of all occupations and pursuits. Louisville, Ky.: Bradley & Gilbert.

Notes

1. Some sources give the result as Desha 38,463, Tompkins 22,300, Russell 3,899. ^{[11] [12]}
2. Some sources give Desha's vote as 38,369. ^{[13] [14]}

References

1. Allen 1872, pp. 51–53.
2. Allen 1872, p. 367.
3. Barnes, Robert; Barnes, Catherine (1982). Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. V. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. p. 181. ISBN   0-8063-0960-1.
4. Doutrich III, Paul E. (January 1982). "A Pivotal Decision: The 1824 Gubernatorial Election in Kentucky" (PDF). The Filson Club History Quarterly. Louisville, Kentucky. 56 (1): 14–29. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
5. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 108–109. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
6. "Kentucky 1824 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
7. Harrison, Lowell H., ed. (2004). Kentucky's Governors (PDF). The University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, Kentucky. p. 29. ISBN   0-8131-2326-7.
8. Shaffner, Taliaferro P., ed. (1847). The Kentucky State Register, for the year 1847. Louisville: Morton & Griswold. p. 192.
9. Mathias, Frank F. (April 1973). "The Relief and Court Struggle: Half-Way House to Populism". The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Kentucky Historical Society. 71 (2): 154–176. JSTOR   23377608 . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
10. Padgett, James A. (January 1940). "Correspondence Between Governor Joseph Desha and Amos Kendall, 1831–1835". Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society. Kentucky Historical Society. 38 (122): 5–24. JSTOR   23371751 . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
11. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 53. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
12. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 209. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
13. "KY Governor, 1824". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
14. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 72–73. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.