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1812 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1812 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Isaac Shelby won the 1812 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Isaac Shelby received 30,490 popular votes (70.81%). The main challenger was Gabriel Slaughter (29.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Shelby and Slaughter

Shelby +41.6 pts · won by 17,924 votes
Isaac ShelbyDemocraticWINNER70.81%
30,490 votes
Gabriel SlaughterDemocratic29.19%
12,566 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.