1824 Kentucky gubernatorial election
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Nominee Joseph Desha Christopher Tompkins William Russell
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 38,378 22,499 3,900
Percentage 59.25% 34.73% 6.02%
Governor before election

John Adair
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Joseph Desha
Democratic-Republican

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The 1824 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1824.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Adair was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Former U.S. Representative Joseph Desha defeated Christopher Tompkins and William Russell with 59.25% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Desha represented the pro-relief faction and Tompkins and Russell represented the anti-relief faction.[4]

Results

1824 Kentucky gubernatorial election[5][6][7][8][9][10][a][b]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican Joseph Desha 38,378 59.25% +39.36%
Democratic-Republican Christopher Tompkins 22,499 34.73% N/A
Democratic-Republican William Russell 3,900 6.02% N/A
Majority 15,879 24.52%
Turnout 64,777
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

References

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources give the result as Desha 38,463, Tompkins 22,300, Russell 3,899.[11][12]
  2. ^ Some sources give Desha's vote as 38,369.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ Allen 1872, pp. 51–53.
  2. ^ Allen 1872, p. 367.
  3. ^ Barnes, Robert; Barnes, Catherine (1982). Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. V. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. p. 181. ISBN 0-8063-0960-1.
  4. ^ Doutrich III, Paul E. (January 1982). "A Pivotal Decision: The 1824 Gubernatorial Election in Kentucky" (PDF). The Filson Club History Quarterly. Louisville, Kentucky. 56 (1): 14–29. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  6. ^ "Kentucky 1824 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Harrison, Lowell H., ed. (2004). Kentucky's Governors (PDF). The University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, Kentucky. p. 29. ISBN 0-8131-2326-7.
  8. ^ Shaffner, Taliaferro P., ed. (1847). The Kentucky State Register, for the year 1847. Louisville: Morton & Griswold. p. 192.
  9. ^ Mathias, Frank F. (April 1973). "The Relief and Court Struggle: Half-Way House to Populism". The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Kentucky Historical Society. 71 (2): 154–176. JSTOR 23377608. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Padgett, James A. (January 1940). "Correspondence Between Governor Joseph Desha and Amos Kendall, 1831–1835". Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society. Kentucky Historical Society. 38 (122): 5–24. JSTOR 23371751. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 53. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  12. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 209. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  13. ^ "KY Governor, 1824". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  14. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.


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