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1800 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1800 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

James Garrard won the 1800 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. James Garrard received 8,390 popular votes (39.4%). The main challenger was Christopher Greenup (31.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Garrard and Greenup

Garrard +7.7 pts · won by 1,645 votes
James GarrardDemocraticWINNER39.4%
8,390 votes
Christopher GreenupDemocratic31.67%
6,745 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.