1820 Kentucky gubernatorial election
August 7, 1820
 
Nominee John Adair William Logan
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 20,493 19,947
Percentage 32.83% 31.95%
 
Nominee Joseph Desha Anthony Butler
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 12,419 9,567
Percentage 19.89% 15.33%
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.

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Withdrawn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][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican John Adair 20,493 32.83%
Democratic-Republican William Logan 19,947 31.95%
Democratic-Republican Joseph Desha 12,419 19.89%
Democratic-Republican Anthony Butler 9,567 15.33%
Majority 546 0.88%
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]

References

  1. ↑ Russell D. James (2013). "Butler, Anthony Wayne". In Spencer Tucker (ed.). The Encyclopedia of the Mexican–American War. ABC-CLIO. pp. 99–100. ISBN 9781851098538.
  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. Kentucky Historical Society. 71 (2): 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. Kentucky Historical Society. 88 (3): 245–277. JSTOR 23381730. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 53. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  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.
  8. ↑ Connelley, William Elsey; Coulter, E. M. (1922). History of Kentucky. Vol. II. The American Historical Society: Chicago and New York. p. 629.
  9. ↑ Shaffner, Taliaferro P., ed. (1847). The Kentucky State Register, for the year 1847. Louisville: Morton & Griswold. p. 192.
  10. ↑ "Kentucky". Niles' Weekly Register. Vol. XIX, no. 471. Baltimore. September 16, 1820. p. 48. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  11. ↑ Young, Bennett H. (1903). The Battle of the Thames (PDF). Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton and Company. p. 127.
  12. ↑ "KY Governor, 1820". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  13. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 71–72. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  14. ↑ "Kentucky 1820 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  15. ↑ Harrison, Lowell H., ed. (2004). Kentucky's Governors (PDF). The University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, Kentucky. p. 27. ISBN 0-8131-2326-7.
  16. ↑ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. The University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, Kentucky. p. 2. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.


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