Kentucky 1812 Lieutenant Governor

Office:
Lieutenant Governor (State)
Title:
Lieutenant Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1812 Lieutenant Governor
Date:
1812
State:
Kentucky
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Candidates:
Richard Hickman, Young Ewing, John Bradford, James Crutcher
Candidates: Richard Hickman[1]Young EwingJohn BradfordJames Crutcher
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3][4]24040839338303636
Adair County309259440
Barren County7283395164
Bath County69914--
Boone County14767510
Bourbon County[5][6]128753871
Bracken County23151163
Breckinridge County1131011178
Bullitt County310610101
Butler County14185-5
Caldwell County5669811
Campbell County962628316
Casey County21512065
Christian County4987221222
Clark County10733153
Clay County111661415
Cumberland County200588131
Estill County24614-
Fayette County[7][8][9]12915360012
Fleming County699109216
Floyd County390--18
Franklin County[10][11]526184710
Gallatin County[12]24124655
Garrard County76548888
Grayson County44518106
Green County[13]530376120
Greenup County2633310
Hardin County100509646
Harrison County616272975
Henderson County56189542
Henry County753163972
Hopkins County14820649
Jefferson County10751984220
Jessamine County6031511515
Knox County791792743
Lewis County140188217
Lincoln County[14]6658913017
Livingston County29392-5
Logan County417514129
Madison County901411044
Mason County7093321929
Mercer County[15][16]7501302526
Montgomery County9468233
Muhlenberg County343275423
Nelson County1443559675
Nicholas County1241019020
Ohio County297591838
Pendleton County28641411
Pulaski County[17]53526724
Rockcastle County[18]----
Scott County4446201283
Shelby County[19]12433556145
Union County1223454
Warren County386711250
Washington County39812343600
Wayne County6864872
Woodford County[20]559598713

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The September 10th edition of the National Intelligencer lists the "Official Election Returns" as: Hickman - 24,040, Bradford - 3,889, Ewing - 3,600, Crutcher - 3,636. These returns were lists the next day in the Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD).
[3]The August 26th edition of the Palladium lists the following returns: Hickman 24074, Bradford 3830, Ewing 8393, and Crutcher 3635. The returns were not added correctly from the Palladium. The returns summed correctly is: Hickman 23788, Bradford 3794, Ewing 8417, and Crutcher 3571.
[4]The August 25th edition of the Kentucky Gazette lists the following returns: Hickman 24074, Bradford 3830, Ewing 8393, and Crutcher 3635. The returns were not added correctly from the Palladium. The returns summed correctly is: Hickman 23444, Bradford 3180, Ewing 7489, and Crutcher 3611.
[5]The August 15 edition of the Western Citizen lists the votes for Richard Hickman as 1278, and the votes for John Bradford as 78.
[6]The August 11th edition of the Kentucky Gazette and August 8th edition of the Reporter (Lexington, KY) reports zero votes for James Crutcher.
[7]The August 15th edition of the Western Citizen lists the votes for Richard Hickman as 1272.
[8]The August 11th edition of the Kentucky Gazette, August 8th edition of the Reporter (Lexington, KY) and the August 24th edition of The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1292 votes for Richard Hickman.
[9]Handwritten return in Lewis Sanders Scrap Book, reports 33 votes for Young Ewing.
[10]The August 15 edition of the Western Citizen, the August 18th edition of the Kentucky Gazette and the August 26th edition of the Palladium list the votes for Young Ewing as 19.
[11]The August 5th edition of the Argus of Western America only lists one day of voting: Richard Hickman, 287; John Bradford, 36; Young Ewing, 10; and James Crutcher, 6.
[12]The August 26th edition of the Palladium lists the votes for John Bradford as 25.
[13]The August 26th edition of the Palladium reports 36 votes for John Bradford.
[14]Kentucky Gazette reports 120 votes for John Bradford.
[15]The August 26th edition of the Palladium reports 928 vote for Richard Hickman, 91 for John Bradford, 171 for Young Ewing and 67 votes for James Crutcher.
[16]The August 15th edition of the Western Citizen reports 36 votes for James Crutcher.
[17]The August 15th edition of the Reporter (Lexington, KY) reports zero votes for Richard Hickman.
[18]The returns from Rockcastle County were not included in the votes for Governor and Lt. Governor. They may have been rejected or more likely they just lists their return too late to be counted.
[19]The August 26th edition of the Palladium reports 1248 votes for Richard Hickman.
[20]The August 26th edition of the Palladium reports 555 votes for Richard Hickman.

References:

Handwritten return in Lewis Sanders Scrap Book. 52. Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY.
American Statesman (Lexington, KY). July 18, 1812.
The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 5, 1812.
American Statesman (Lexington, KY). August 8, 1812.
The Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 8, 1812.
The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). August 8, 1812.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). August 11, 1812.
The Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 15, 1812.
The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). August 15, 1812.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). August 18, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). August 24, 1812.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). August 25, 1812.
The Palladium (Frankfort, KY). August 26, 1812.
The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). August 29, 1812.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). September 10, 1812.
Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). September 11, 1812.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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