Kentucky 1824 Lieutenant Governor

Office:
Lieutenant Governor (State)
Title:
Lieutenant Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1824 Lieutenant Governor
Date:
1824
State:
Kentucky
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Candidates:
Robert B. MacAfee, William B. Blackburn
Candidates: Robert B. MacAfee[1]William B. Blackburn
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]3379225510
Adair County490649
Allen County[3]29684
Barren County[4]632489
Bath County795137
Boone County[5]278499
Bourbon County[6]1187710
Bracken County[7]222223
Breckinridge County203497
Bullitt County252305
Butler County26731
Caldwell County46471
Calloway County198139
Campbell County538174
Casey County23198
Christian County514422
Clarke County354565
Clay County22415
Cumberland County553228
Daveiss County31799
Estill County91388
Fayette County[8]8011178
Fleming County526865
Floyd County32495
Franklin County953374
Gallatin County381317
Garrard County891142
Grant County[9]31030
Graves County1015
Grayson County246241
Green County[10]796242
Greenup County224229
Hardin County[11]627363
Harlan County27549
Harrison County[12]1333116
Hart County40060
Henderson County208165
Henry County[13]953189
Hickman County6687
Hopkins County37833
Jefferson County680754
Town of Jeffersontown152127
Town of Louisville312573
Town of Middletown21654
Jessamine County372653
Knox County288234
Lawrence County267108
Lewis County189425
Lincoln County234861
Livingston County288240
Logan County466305
Madison County2851407
Mason County641794
Meade County142135
Mercer County1267546
Monroe County38355
Montgomery County899322
Morgan County1224
Muhlenberg County399177
Nelson County397678
Nicholas County100498
Ohio County47169
Oldham County[14]419190
Owen County[15]55636
Pendleton County[16]34090
Perry County88204
Pike County4236
Pulaski County484410
Rockcastle County105331
Scott County[17]1215451
Shelby County7451201
Simpson County344199
Todd County293157
Trigg County15198
Union County23699
Warren County[18][19]658651
Washington County[20]1170662
Wayne County506183
Whitley County19866
Woodford County553578

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The total from the Poll Book at the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives list Robert B. MacAfee with 33482 and William B. Blackburn with 25382 but the county totals add up to 33792 and 25510.
[3]The Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY) lists 39 votes for Robert B. McAfee.
[4]The Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY) lists 618 votes for Robert B. McAfee and 493 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[5]The Weekly Messenger, the Kentucky Reporter and the Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) lists 409 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[6]The Weekly Messenger lists 1287 votes for Robert B. McAfee.
[7]The Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY) lists 223 votes for Robert B. McAfee and 222 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[8]The August 7th Western Citizen lists returns from the first day of 738 votes for Robert B. McAfee and 922 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[9]The Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY) lists 305 votes for Robert B. McAfee and 27 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[10]The Weekly Messenger, the Kentucky Reporter and the Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) lists 221 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[11]The Weekly Messenger, the Kentucky Reporter and the Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) lists 365 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[12]The August 7th Western Citizen lists 1374 votes for Robert B. McAfee and 117 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[13]"In Henry county at 5 o'clock on Monday evening .... McAfee 467, Blackburn 59 ." Kentucky Farmer (Versailles). August 7, 1824.
[14]The Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY) lists 119 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[15]The August 4th Argus of Western America lists returns from the first day of voting "At Owenton, Monday night, 409 votes for Robert B. McAfee and 22 votes for William B. Blackburn."
[16]The Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY) lists 335 votes for Robert B. McAfee and 89 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[17]"In Scott County at noon on Monday, the votes was .... for McAfee 208, Blackburn 50." The Kentucky Farmer (Versailles, KY). August 7, 1824.
[18]The Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY) lists 730 votes for Robert B. McAfee and 648 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[19]The Weekly Messenger lists 654 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[20]The Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY) lists 661 votes for William B. Blackburn.

References:

Poll Book. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 4, 1824.
Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY). August 6, 1824.
The Columbian (Henderson, KY). August 7, 1824.
The Kentucky Farmer (Versailles, KY). August 7, 1824.
The Microscope (Louisville, KY). August 7, 1824.
The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). August 7, 1824.
The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY). August 7, 1824.
The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). August 7, 1824.
The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 9, 1824.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 18, 1824.
Richmond Republican (Richmond, KY). August 20, 1824.
The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 23, 1824.
The Eagle (Maysville, KY). August 25, 1824.
The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). August 25, 1824.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). August 26, 1824.
The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY). August 28, 1824.
Baltimore Patriot and Mercantile Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). September 11, 1824.
The Commentator (Frankfort, KY). September 11, 1824.

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