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1851 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 1851 Governor race

Who won the 1851 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Lazarus W. Powell won the 1851 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Lazarus W. Powell received 54,821 popular votes (48.78%). The main challenger was Archibald Dixon (48.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Powell and Dixon

Powell +0.7 pts · won by 798 votes
Lazarus W. PowellDemocraticWINNER48.78%
54,821 votes
Archibald DixonWhig Party48.07%
54,023 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.