1836 Kentucky gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1836 Kentucky gubernatorial election Presidential no 1832 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1832 1840 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1840 August 1, 1836 125px James Clark Whig Party (United States) 38,587 55.86% 125px Matthews Flournoy Democratic Party (United States) 30,491 44.14% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 Flournoy: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #CC4C02 80–90% #8C2D04 90–100%Clark: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5ff 80–90%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor James T. Morehead (Acting) National Republican Party (United States) James Clark Whig Party (United States) The 1836 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1836, to elect the next governor of Kentucky Whig candidate and former United States Representative from Kentucky's 3rd congressional district James Clark defeated Democratic candidate Matthews Flournoy.James Clark https://www.nga.org/governor/james-clark/ National Governors Association 2024-04-23 General election On election day, August 1, 1836, Whig nominee James Clark won the election by a margin of 8,096 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Matthews Flournoy, thereby gaining Whig control over the office of governor. Clark was sworn in as the 13th governor of Kentucky on August 23, 1836.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=219376 KY Governor ourcampaigns.com April 16, 2005 2024-04-23 Results Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1836 Whig Party (United States) James Clark 38,587 55.86 Democratic Party (United States) Matthews Flournoy 30,491 44.14 69,078 100.00 Whig Party (United States) National Republican Party (United States) References Category:1836 Kentucky elections Category:Kentucky gubernatorial elections Category:1836 United States gubernatorial elections Category:August 1836 Category:1830s Kentucky elections