Kentucky 1800 Lieutenant Governor
- Office:
- Lieutenant Governor (State)
- Title:
- Lieutenant Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Kentucky 1800 Lieutenant Governor
- Date:
- 1800
- State:
- Kentucky
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
- Candidates:
- Alexander Bullitt, Robert Johnson, Baker Ewing, Thomas Clay
| Candidates: | Alexander Bullitt[1] | Robert Johnson | Baker Ewing | Thomas Clay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | ||||
| Final Result: [2] | 7782 | 5777 | 5349 | 1769 |
| Barren County | 49 | 5 | 421 | 18 |
| Boone County | 10 | 107 | - | - |
| Bourbon County[3][4] | 62 | 278 | 741 | 26 |
| Brackin County | 162 | 150 | 5 | 9 |
| Bullitt County | 344 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| Campbell County | 41 | 180 | 29 | - |
| Christian County | - | - | 195 | - |
| Clark County | 47 | 155 | 38 | 65 |
| Cumberland County | 8 | 5 | 171 | 1 |
| Fayette County[5] | 381 | 731 | 106 | 71 |
| Fleming County | 189 | 376 | 56 | - |
| Franklin County | 100 | 68 | 445 | 3 |
| Gallatin County | 8 | 52 | 48 | 1 |
| Garrard County | 337 | 213 | 127 | 138 |
| Green County | 264 | 40 | 171 | 16 |
| Hardin County | 172 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| Harrison County[6] | 39 | 173 | 190 | - |
| Henderson County[7] | 140 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Henry County[8] | 77 | 72 | 184 | 2 |
| Jefferson County[9] | 766 | 27 | 3 | 2 |
| Jessamine County[10] | 66 | 386 | 64 | 5 |
| Lincoln County | 594 | 34 | 108 | - |
| Livingston County | 89 | 14 | 172 | - |
| Logan County | 30 | 6 | 514 | 10 |
| Madison County[11] | 255 | 50 | 47 | 793 |
| Mason County | 650 | 465 | 18 | 16 |
| Mercer County | 543 | 359 | 33 | 2 |
| Montgomery County | 141 | 445 | 152 | 103 |
| Muhlenberg County | 37 | 7 | 124 | - |
| Nelson County | 355 | 62 | 24 | 29 |
| Ohio County | 77 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Pendleton County | 126 | 64 | 1 | 1 |
| Pulaski County | 104 | 26 | 12 | 147 |
| Scott County | 85 | 667 | 259 | 2 |
| Shelby County | 554 | 75 | 64 | 15 |
| Warren County | 111 | 12 | 33 | 2 |
| Washington County[12] | 240 | 129 | 225 | 231 |
| Woodford County | 195 | 309 | 105 | 21 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists 5549 votes for Ewing.
[3]Kentucky Gazette lists 279 votes for Robert Johnson.
[4]Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists the "Polls as they stood" on May 6, 1800 as: Johnson - 157, Bullit - 24, Ewing - 293, Clay - 13.
[5]Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists the "Polls as they stood" on May 6, 1800 as: Johnson - 353, Bullit - 150, Ewing - 54, Clay - 33.
[6]Kentucky Gazette lists 20 votes for Robert Johnson and 366 votes for Baker Ewing.
[7]Kentucky Gazette lists 146 votes for Alexander Bullitt. No votes for other candidates.
[8]Kentucky Gazette lists 445 votes for Alexander Bullitt, and 33 Votes for Baker Ewing.
[9]Kentucky Gazette lists 0 votes for Thomas Clay.
[10]Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists the "Polls as they stood" on May 6, 1800 as: Johnson - 208, Bullit - 48.
[11]Kentucky Gazette lists 795 votes for Thomas Clay.
[12]The Palladium lists 226 votes for Ewing.
References:
Original Election Certificate for Washington County. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
Stewart's Kentucky Herald (Lexington, KY). May 6, 1800.
The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY). May 8, 1800.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). May 15, 1800.
The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY). May 22, 1800.
Stewart's Kentucky Herald (Lexington, KY). May 27, 1800.
Kentucky Gazette (Lexington, KY). May 29, 1800.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). June 21, 1800.
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