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 Greenup | Benjamin Logan | Thomas Todd |
---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | ||
Final Result: [2][3] | 8390 | 6745 | 3995 | 2166 |
Barren County | 341 | 69 | 68 | 18 |
Boone County | 37 | 69 | 1 | 10 |
Bourbon County[4][5] | 804 | 296 | 19 | 4 |
Bracken County | 137 | 87 | 81 | 40 |
Bullitt County | 192 | 134 | 52 | 17 |
Campbell County | 73 | 100 | 40 | 41 |
Christian County | 147 | 3 | 44 | 3 |
Clark County | 93 | 444 | 69 | 141 |
Cumberland County | 76 | 77 | 26 | 5 |
Fayette County[6] | 413 | 643 | 45 | 195 |
Fleming County | 477 | 136 | 18 | 17 |
Franklin County | 233 | 296 | 20 | 83 |
Gallatin County[7] | 29 | 69 | 4 | 6 |
Garrard County | 112 | 200 | 329 | 174 |
Green County | 204 | 151 | 129 | 32 |
Hardin County | 128 | 52 | 26 | 23 |
Harrison County | 143 | 57 | 199 | 4 |
Henderson County | 5 | 111 | 33 | 9 |
Henry County[8] | 139 | 132 | 55 | 8 |
Jefferson County | 459 | 272 | 23 | 46 |
Jessamine County[9][10] | 103 | 315 | 64 | 59 |
Lincoln County | 20 | 76 | 634 | 23 |
Livingston County | 133 | 33 | 109 | 1 |
Logan County | 455 | 47 | 87 | 15 |
Madison County | 165 | 145 | 465 | 375 |
Mason County | 812 | 103 | 79 | 41 |
Mercer County | 250 | 433 | 14 | 259 |
Montgomery County | 235 | 585 | 198 | 29 |
Muhlenberg County | 128 | 2 | 12 | 42 |
Nelson County | 321 | 121 | 12 | 37 |
Ohio County | 7 | 28 | 48 | 7 |
Pendelton County | 57 | 83 | 70 | 5 |
Pulaski County | 46 | 88 | 250 | 25 |
Scott County[11][12] | 460 | 384 | 78 | 95 |
Shelby County | 153 | 115 | 412 | 10 |
Warren County | 408 | 37 | 73 | 10 |
Washington County[13] | 240 | 483 | 87 | 54 |
Woodford County[14] | 155 | 269 | 22 | 203 |
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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