1812 Kentucky gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1812 Kentucky gubernatorial election Presidential no 1808 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1808 1816 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1816 August 3, 1812 125px Isaac Shelby Democratic-Republican Party (United States) 30,490 70.81% 125px Gabriel Slaughter Democratic-Republican Party (United States) 12,566 29.19% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 Shelby: #73BC84 50–60% #3FA457 60–70% #008c21 70–80% #006e1a 80–90% #005113 >90%Slaughter: #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80% Governor Charles Scott Democratic-Republican Party (United States) Isaac Shelby Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The 1812 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1812, in order to elect the governor of Kentucky. Former Democratic-Republican governor Isaac Shelby defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Gabriel Slaughter.Isaac Shelby https://www.nga.org/governor/isaac-shelby/ National Governors Association 2024-04-23 General election On election day, August 3, 1812, former Democratic-Republican governor Isaac Shelby won the election by a margin of nearly 18,000 votes against his opponent, fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent lieutenant governor Gabriel Slaughter, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Shelby was sworn in as the 5th governor of Kentucky on August 25, 1812.Glashan Roy R. American governors and gubernatorial elections, 1775-1978 1979 Meckler Books Westport, CT 0930466179 104 Results Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1812https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/2z10wq89b Lampi Philip Kentucky 1812 Governor A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 American Antiquarian Society and Tufts Archival Research Center 3 March 2026 Democratic-Republican Party (United States) Isaac Shelby 30,490 70.81 Democratic-Republican Party (United States) Gabriel Slaughter 12,566 29.19 43,056 100.00 Democratic-Republican Party (United States) References Category:1812 Kentucky elections Category:Kentucky gubernatorial elections Category:1812 United States gubernatorial elections Category:August 1812