Kentucky 1800 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1800 Governor
Date:
1800
State:
Kentucky
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
James Garrard, Christopher Greenup, Benjamin Logan, Thomas Todd
Candidates: James Garrard[1]Christopher GreenupBenjamin LoganThomas Todd
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2][3]8390674539952166
Barren County341696818
Boone County3769110
Bourbon County[4][5]804296194
Bracken County137878140
Bullitt County1921345217
Campbell County731004041
Christian County1473443
Clark County9344469141
Cumberland County7677265
Fayette County[6]41364345195
Fleming County4771361817
Franklin County2332962083
Gallatin County[7]296946
Garrard County112200329174
Green County20415112932
Hardin County128522623
Harrison County143571994
Henderson County5111339
Henry County[8]139132558
Jefferson County4592722346
Jessamine County[9][10]1033156459
Lincoln County207663423
Livingston County133331091
Logan County455478715
Madison County165145465375
Mason County8121037941
Mercer County25043314259
Montgomery County23558519829
Muhlenberg County12821242
Nelson County3211211237
Ohio County728487
Pendelton County5783705
Pulaski County468825025
Scott County[11][12]4603847895
Shelby County15311541210
Warren County408377310
Washington County[13]2404838754
Woodford County[14]15526922203

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The election for Governor took place from May 5 to May 7.
[3]The History of Pioneer Lexington lists 3996 votes for Benjamin Logan.
[4]Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists 299 votes for Christopher Greenup.
[5]The History of Pioneer Lexington and Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists the "Polls as they stood" on May 6, 1800 as: Greenup - 117, Garrard - 360, Todd - 34, Logan - 9.
[6]The History of Pioneer Lexington and Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists the "Polls as they stood" on May 6, 1800 as: Greenup - 273, Garrard - 165, Todd - 122, Logan - 25.
[7]The History of Pioneer Lexington lists 20 votes for James Garrard, 45 votes for Christopher Greenup, 4 votes for Benjamin Logan and 3 votes for Thomas Todd.
[8]The History of Pioneer Lexington lists 139 votes for James Garrard, 94 votes for Christopher Greenup, 6 votes for Benjamin Logan and 40 votes for Thomas Todd.
[9]Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists 96 votes for Garrard.
[10]The History of Pioneer Lexington and Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists the "Polls as they stood" on May 6, 1800 as: Greenup - 190, Garrard - 62, Todd - 36, Logan - 32.
[11]The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY) lists James Garrard with 46 votes.
[12]The History of Pioneer Lexington and Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists the "Polls as they stood" on May 6, 1800 as: Greenup - 203, Garrard - 209, Todd - 36, Logan - 51.
[13]The Exceutive Papers of Governor James Garrard, the May 15th edition of the Kentucky Gazette and The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY) list 249 votes for Garrard and 89 votes for Benjamin Logan.
[14]The History of Pioneer Lexington and Stewart's Kentucky Herald lists the "Polls as they stood" on May 6, 1800 as: Greenup - 119, Garrard - 107, Todd - 129, Logan - 13.

References:

Original Election Certificate, Washington County. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
Executive Papers of Governor James Garrard. Sec. 1, Box 4, Jacket 23.
Stewart's Kentucky Herald (Lexington, KY). May 6, 1800.
The Palladium: A Literary and Political Weekly Repository (Frankfort, KY). May 8, 1800.
Stewart's Kentucky Herald (Lexington, KY). May 13, 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.
Staples, Charles R. The History of Pioneer Lexington, 1779-1806. Lexington, KY: Transylvania Press, 1939. 161.

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