Kentucky 1820 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1820 Governor
Date:
1820
State:
Kentucky
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
John Adair, William Logan, Joseph Desha, Anthony Butler
Candidates: John Adair[1]William LoganJoseph DeshaAnthony Butler
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]2049319947125199587
Adair County[4][5]3904141903
Allen County374327138
Barren County[6][7]307786216291
Bath County9692517266
Boone County[8]3658416229
Bourbon County[9]1142211385144
Bracken County6810249110
Breckenridge County60996749
Bullitt County[10]545203413
Butler County[11]377019178
Caldwell County[12][13]5579871317
Campbell County[14][15]214260144121
Casey County20518562
Christian County[16][17]64216229327
Clarke County[18][19]207491365119
Clay County5641923
Cumberland County[20]12660522671
Daviess County232373141
Estill County[21]492802267
Fayette County1104555219458
Fleming County[22]4346288991
Floyd County[23]421155756
Franklin County[24]56038910375
Town of Frankfort4262526289
Gallatin County30739152102
Garrard County5825081327
Grant County59981045
Grayson County[25]2699349122
Green County3917832932
Greenup County[26]9214082241
Hardin County[27][28]10622596622
Harlan County[29]-174-2
Harrison County96181995153
Hart County[30]1922351940
Henderson County[31]206139999
Henry County[32][33]38840357626
Hopkins County[34]2737214122
Jefferson County[35][36]120144952656
Jessamine County27037618396
Knox County[37]20465237
Lewis County[38]56364079
Lincoln County[39]18170664
Livingston County[40]32913615204
Logan County[41][42]28613926695
Madison County[43]255878261147
Mason County[44]195329115326
Mercer County87853111222
Harrodsburg7083818197
Perryville170150325
Montgomery County[45]5481749348
Muhlenberg County390144276
Nelson County11433133042
Nicholas County[46]923684125
Ohio County[47]2511873037
Owen County441211232
Pendelton County[48]7510321048
Pulaski County397272153
Rockcastle County[49]124983-
Scott County[50]57081976175
Shelby County[51][52]64414731983
Simpson County[53]13555291176
Todd County10531940214
Trigg County[54][55]1393014123
Union County1821742017
Warren County[56][57]238272600229
Washington County[58]11875821515
Wayne County27818430116
Whitley County[59]16309217
Woodford County[60]3535587243

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Gen. John Adair has been elected Governor of Kentucky. It is a matter of surprise that a federalist should be the Governor of Kentucky." Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). September 12, 1820.
[3]The Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD), Argus of Western America, The Illinois Gazette (Shawneetown, IL), Weekly Messenger, Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY), Arkansas Gazette, Monitor, Commentor and Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) list Joseph Desha with 12419 votes and Anthony Butler with 9567 votes.
[4]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 189 votes and Anthony Butler with 2 votes.
[5]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists John Adair with 380 votes, William Logan with 416 votes, Joseph Desha with 181 votes and Anthony Butler with 6 votes.
[6]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 785 votes and Joseph Desha with 215 votes.
[7]The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY) lists John Adair with 311 votes, William Logan with 785 votes, Joseph Desha with 212 votes and Anthony Butler with 281 votes.
[8]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists John Adair with 366 votes and Joseph Desha with 84 votes.
[9]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 220 votes and Joseph Desha with 1384 votes.
[10]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 202 votes, Joseph Desha with 1 vote and Anthony Butler with 37 votes.
[11]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 131 votes.
[12]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 95 votes and no votes for Joseph Desha or Anthony Butler.
[13]The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY) lists John Adair with 552 votes, William Logan with 75 votes, Joseph Desha with 94 votes and Anthony Butler with 272 votes.
[14]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists John Adair with 220 votes, William Logan with 261 votes and Anthony Butler with 115 votes.
[15]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists John Adair with 202 votes, William Logan with 246 votes, Joseph Desha with 131 votes and Anthony Butler with 114 votes.
[16]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 154 votes and Anthony Butler with 328 votes.
[17]The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 19 votes and Anthony Butler with 328 votes.
[18]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 310 votes and Anthony Butler with 118 votes.
[19]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists John Adair with 297 votes.
[20]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 608 votes and no votes for Joseph Desha or Anthony Butler.
[21]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) and Olive Branch (Danville) list John Adair with 42 votes, William Logan with 258 votes, Joseph Desha with 21 votes and Anthony Butler with 56 votes.
[22]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) and Olive Branch (Danville) list John Adair with 40 votes, William Logan with 455 votes and Joseph Desha with 823 votes.
[23]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 33 votes.
[24]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY), Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY), Weekly Messenger (Russellville), Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) and The Illinois Gazette (Shawneetown, IL) list Anthony Butler with 373 votes.
[25]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 94 votes and no votes for Joseph Desha or Anthony Butler.
[26]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 81 votes.
[27]The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) lists William Logan with 252 votes.
[28]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 249 votes.
[29]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists John Adair with 2 votes.
[30]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists no votes for Joseph Desha and Anthony Butler.
[31]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists no votes for Joseph Desha and Anthony Butler.
[32]The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY), Weekly Messenger (Russellville) and Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists William Logan with 408 votes.
[33]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 75 votes.
[34]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists John Adair with 269 votes, William Logan with 27 votes and Joseph Desha with 131 votes.
[35]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) and Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) list William Logan with 419 votes and Anthony Butler with 650 votes.
[36]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 3 votes and Anthony Butler with 626 votes.
[37]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 464 votes and Joseph Desha with 1 vote.
[38]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 402 votes.
[39]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists John Adair with 131 votes.
[40]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists John Adair with 320 votes, William Logan with 123 votes, Joseph Desha with 0 votes and Anthony Butler with 202 votes.
[41]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) and Olive Branch (Danville) list Anthony Butler with 685 votes.
[42]The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY) lists John Adair with 280 votes.
[43]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 251 votes and Anthony Butler with 148 votes.
[44]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists William Logan with 392 votes.
[45]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 748 votes.
[46]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) and Olive Branch (Danville) list John Adair with 7 votes, William Logan with 330 votes and Anthony Butler with 28 votes.
[47]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 25 votes and Anthony Butler with 35 votes.
[48]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 92 votes and Anthony Butler with no votes.
[49]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists William Logan with 97 votes.
[50]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists William Logan with 817 votes.
[51]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists John Adair with 366 votes and Anthony Butler with 2 votes.
[52]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists John Adair with 844 votes and William Logan with 1173 votes.
[53]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists John Adair with 133 votes, Joseph Desha with 284 votes and Anthony Butler with 172 votes.
[54]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 14 votes and Anthony Butler with 124 votes.
[55]The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY) lists John Adair with 138 votes, William Logan with 29 votes, Joseph Desha with 9 votes and Anthony Butler with 124 votes.
[56]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) and Olive Branch (Danville) list John Adair with 239 votes, William Logan with 222 votes, Joseph Desha with 590 votes and Anthony Butler with 220 votes.
[57]The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY) lists John Adair with 228 votes, William Logan with 198 votes, Joseph Desha with 471 votes and Anthony Butler with 222 votes.
[58]The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY) lists John Adair with 1140 votes, William Logan with 587 votes and no votes for Joseph Desha or Anthony Butler.
[59]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists John Adair with 10 votes, William Logan with 350 votes, Joseph Desha with 0 votes and Anthony Butler with 10 votes.
[60]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) lists Joseph Desha with 76 votes and William Logan with 552 votes.

References:

Original Election Returns, Clark County. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY). June 24, 1820.
The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). August 8, 1820.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 10, 1820.
The Commentator (Frankfort, KY). August 10, 1820.
The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY). August 11, 1820.
The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). August 12, 1820.
The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY). August 12, 1820.
The Western Citizen (Paris, KY). August 15, 1820.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 17, 1820.
The Commentator (Frankfort, KY). August 17, 1820.
The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY). August 18, 1820.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 24, 1820.
The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). August 26, 1820.
Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). August 29, 1820.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 30, 1820.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 30, 1820.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 31, 1820.
The Commentator (Frankfort, KY). August 31, 1820.
The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY). September 1, 1820.
The Illinois Gazette (Shawneetown, IL). September 2, 1820.
The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY). September 2, 1820.
Delaware Gazette (Wilmington, DE). September 12, 1820.
Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD). September 16, 1820.
Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR). October 7, 1820.

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