1832 Kentucky gubernatorial election
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The 1832 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1832.
Incumbent
National Republican Governor Thomas Metcalfe
was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.
Richard A. Buckner
with 50.77% of the vote.
Breathitt died on February 21, 1834, and was succeeded by
James T. Morehead
.
General election
Candidates
- John Breathitt, Democratic, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
- Richard A. Buckner, National Republican, former U.S. Representative
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John Breathitt | 40,715 | 50.77% | +1.15% | |
National Republican
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Richard A. Buckner
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39,473 | 49.23% | -1.15% | |
| Majority | 1,242 | 1.56% | |||
| Turnout | 80,188 | ||||
National Republican
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Swing | ||||
Notes
References
- ^ "KY Governor, 1832". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ISBN 0-8131-2326-7.
- ^ Shaffner, Taliaferro P., ed. (1847). The Kentucky State Register, for the year 1847. Louisville: Morton & Griswold. p. 193.
- ^ "Gubernatorial Election for Kentucky, 1832". Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. Martinsburg, Va. September 6, 1832. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ISBN 0-379-00665-0.