1820 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1820 Kentucky gubernatorial election
	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

John Adair, former U.S. Senator
Anthony Butler, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives^[1]
Joseph Desha, former U.S. Representative
William Logan, former U.S. Senator

Withdrawn

John Emmerson^[2]^[3]

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]
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

Notes

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

References

^ 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.
^ "Candidates in Kentucky". Edwardsville spectator. Edwardsville, Ill. February 29, 1820. p. 3. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 53. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ 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.
^ Connelley, William Elsey; Coulter, E. M. (1922). History of Kentucky. Vol. II. The American Historical Society: Chicago and New York. p. 629.
^ Shaffner, Taliaferro P., ed. (1847). The Kentucky State Register, for the year 1847. Louisville: Morton & Griswold. p. 192.
^ "Kentucky". Niles' Weekly Register. Vol. XIX, no. 471. Baltimore. September 16, 1820. p. 48. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
^ Young, Bennett H. (1903). The Battle of the Thames (PDF). Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton and Company. p. 127.
^ "KY Governor, 1820". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
^ 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.
^ "Kentucky 1820 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
^ Harrison, Lowell H., ed. (2004). Kentucky's Governors (PDF). The University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, Kentucky. p. 27. ISBN 0-8131-2326-7.
^ 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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[17] Some sources give slightly different votes for Butler and Desha.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

[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.

[Mathias-3] 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.

[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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