John Adair, Governor

John Adair

Governor
Born
January 9, 1757
Died
May 19, 1840
Age at death
83
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1820
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Adair20,493
Opponents19,947
1
Elections run

John Adair (1757–1840), a Democratic politician from Kentucky, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1820 governor election in Kentucky with 20,493 votes (32.83%), defeating William Logan.

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How many votes has John Adair received?

John Adair has received 20,493 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Adair’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1820GovernorKentuckyWon20,49332.83%William Logan
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q11595). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Adair: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-adair-kentucky-governor. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.