Kentucky 1796 Governor
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Kentucky 1796 Governor
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Kentucky
- Type:
- Legislative
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- Benjamin Logan, James Garrard, Thomas Todd, John Brown
Candidates: | Benjamin Logan | James Garrard | Thomas Todd | John Brown |
---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | ||||
Final Result: [1] | 21 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
General Assembly | 21 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
Notes:
[1]"The electors took a second ballot for Benjamin Logan and J. Garrard, when James Garrard obtained the greatest number of votes and was declared govr. - Had the electors a right under the constitution to proceed to a second ballot, and is James Garrard legally elected? Question aksed by Benja. Logan, to John Breckinridge, Attorney General." Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). May 28, 1796.
References:
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). May 28, 1796.
Mattern, David B., J. C. A. Stagg, Jeanne K. Cross and Susan Holbrook Perdue, ed. The Papers of James Madison, Congressional Series. Vol. 16. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1989. 397.
Page Images
These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. All other states are in a Beta version. For more information go to the about page.