1832 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1832 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Breathitt Richard A. Buckner Party Democratic National Republican Popular vote 40,715 39,473 Percentage 50.77% 49.23%

County results Brown:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Buckner:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Thomas Metcalfe National Republican Elected Governor John Breathitt Democratic

The 1832 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1832.

Incumbent National Republican Governor Thomas Metcalfe was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Democratic nominee John Breathitt defeated National Republican nominee Richard A. Buckner with 50.77% of the vote.

Breathitt died on February 21, 1834, and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Whig James T. Morehead.

General election

Candidates

• John Breathitt, Democratic, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
• Richard A. Buckner, National Republican, former U.S. Representative

Results

1832 Kentucky gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [lower-alpha 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Breathitt	40,715	50.77%	+1.15%
	National Republican	Richard A. Buckner	39,473	49.23%	-1.15%
Majority			1,242	1.56%
Turnout			80,188
	Democratic gain from National Republican		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give the result as Breathitt 40,780, Buckner 39,269. ^{[7] [8]}

References

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2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 108–109. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 74. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
4. Harrison, Lowell H., ed. (2004). Kentucky's Governors (PDF). The University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, Kentucky. p. 39. ISBN   0-8131-2326-7.
5. Shaffner, Taliaferro P., ed. (1847). The Kentucky State Register, for the year 1847. Louisville: Morton & Griswold. p. 193.
6. "Gubernatorial Election for Kentucky, 1832". Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. Martinsburg, Va. September 6, 1832. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
7. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 53. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
8. 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.