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1820 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1820 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

John Adair won the 1820 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. John Adair received 20,493 popular votes (32.83%). The main challenger was William Logan (31.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Adair and Logan

Adair +0.9 pts · won by 546 votes
John AdairDemocraticWINNER32.83%
20,493 votes
William LoganDemocratic31.95%
19,947 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.