Kentucky 1820 Lieutenant Governor

Office:
Lieutenant Governor (State)
Title:
Lieutenant Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1820 Lieutenant Governor
Date:
1820
State:
Kentucky
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Candidates:
William T. Barry, William B. Blackburn
Candidates: William T. Barry[1]William B. Blackburn
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]3300222723
Adair County[4]301391
Allen County[5]31598
Barren County[6]1319191
Bath County[7]79699
Boone County[8]37893
Bourbon County[9]896902
Bracken County325124
Breckenridge County154397
Bullitt County463197
Butler County27137
Caldwell County463252
Campbell County349205
Casey County[10]138148
Christian County775302
Clarke County496638
Clay County67399
Cumberland County758151
Daviess County[11]129230
Estill County[12]116288
Fayette County1578645
Fleming County[13]1157242
Floyd County[14]85033
Franklin County841388
Town of Frankfort[15]631257
Precinct[16]210131
Gallatin County415318
Garrard County369814
Grant County16853
Grayson County116357
Green County[17]236887
Greenup County45669
Hardin County1501107
Harlan County-174
Harrison County797416
Hart County115264
Henderson County[18]30792
Henry County1126352
Hopkins County199154
Jefferson County[19]1702525
Jessamine County581443
Knox County391104
Lewis County225161
Lincoln County128753
Livingston County325265
Logan County905194
Madison County[20]672809
Mason County[21][22]815451
Mercer County[23]1163322
Town of Harrodsburg918244
Town of Perryville24562
Montgomery County1035104
Muhlenburg County270206
Nelson County[24]466921
Nicholas County638232
Ohio County99339
Owen County12756
Pendleton County279117
Pulaski County[25]162374
Rockcastle County11186
Scott County861735
Shelby County8611275
Simpson County385120
Todd County454127
Trigg County[26]23821
Union County24272
Warren County[27]726488
Washington County598975
Wayne County414145
Whitley County[28]32771
Woodford County413725

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY) August 31, 1820 lists the Offical Return of Votes. The total for William B. Blackburn as lists is incorrect. Doing the addition with the figures supplied results in the above totals.
[3]The Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD), Arkansas Gazette, August 26th Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY), the September 1st Olive Branch, the August 30th Kentucky Reporter, August 29th Western Monitor, September 2nd Weekly Messenger lists 22722 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[4]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists 302 votes for William T. Barry.
[5]The Western Monitor (Lexington, KY) lists 99 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[6]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists 1115 votes for William T. Barry and 188 for William B. Blackburn in Barren and Monroe.
[7]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists 706 votes for William T. Barry and 92 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[8]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists 376 votes for William T. Barry.
[9]The August 8th edition of the Western Citizen lists partial returns.
[10]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists 323 votes for William T. Barry and 195 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[11]The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) lists 330 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[12]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists 259 votes for William T. Barry and 109 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[13]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists returns from Fleming County without precinct as 1098 votes for William T. Barry and 234 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[14]The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) lists 350 votes for William T. Barry.
[15]The August 10th edition of the Commentator only lists returns for the Town of Frankfort. The paper lists 651 votes for William T. Barry.
[16]The totals for Precinct are not offical, they were arrived at by subtracting the totals for Frankfort from the Official Returns total.
[17]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists 887 votes for William T. Barry and 234 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[18]The August 17th edition of the Commentator only lists the 2nd day of voting for Henderson County. The returns were 172 votes for William T. Barry and 300 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[19]The August 17th edition of the Commentator and the August 12th edition of the Public Advertiser lists 1710 votes for William T. Barry.
[20]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists 809 votes for William T. Barry and 672 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[21]The August 17th edition of the Commentator lists 551 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[22]The August 15th edition of the Western Citizen lists 414 votes for William T. Barry.
[23]The Olive Branch lists William B. Blackburn with 306.
[24]The Commentator only reports the 2nd day of voting for Nelson County. The returns were 300 votes for William T. Barry and 600 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[25]The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) lists 314 votes for William B. Blackburn.
[26]The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY) lists 233 votes for William T. Barry.
[27]The Commentator (Frankfort, KY) lists 727 votes for William T. Barry.
[28]The Western Monitor does not list Whitley in its report of returns.

References:

Original 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 Western Citizen (Paris, KY). August 15, 1820.
The Commentator (Frankfort, KY). August 17, 1820.
The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). August 26, 1820.
Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). August 29, 1820.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). August 30, 1820.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). August 31, 1820. Offical Returns.
The Commentator (Frankfort, KY). August 31, 1820.
The Olive Branch and Western Union (Danville, KY). September 1, 1820.
The Weekly Messenger (Russellville, KY). September 2, 1820.
Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD). September 16, 1820. 48.
Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR). October 7, 1820.

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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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