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1808 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1808 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Charles Scott won the 1808 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Charles Scott received 22,050 popular votes (61.26%). The main challenger was John Allen (23.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Scott and Allen

Scott +37.8 pts · won by 13,620 votes
Charles ScottDemocraticWINNER61.26%
22,050 votes
John AllenDemocratic23.42%
8,430 votes
Green ClayDemocratic15.32%
5,516 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.