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 County results Shelby: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Slaughter: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No Data: | |||||||||||||||||
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The1812 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1812, in order to elect thegovernor of Kentucky. FormerDemocratic-Republican governorIsaac Shelby defeated fellowDemocratic-Republican candidate andincumbentLieutenant GovernorGabriel Slaughter.[1]
On election day, August 3, 1812, formerDemocratic-Republican governorIsaac Shelby won the election by a margin of 17,888 votes against his opponent fellowDemocratic-Republican candidate and incumbent lieutenant governorGabriel Slaughter, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Shelby was sworn in as the 5thgovernor of Kentucky on August 25, 1812.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic-Republican | Isaac Shelby | 30,362 | 70.88 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Gabriel Slaughter | 12,474 | 29.12 | |
| Total votes | 42,836 | 100.00 | ||
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