1828 Kentucky gubernatorial election

Candidates

William T. Barry, Democratic, former Secretary of State of Kentucky
Thomas Metcalfe, National Republican, former U.S. Representative

Results

1828 Kentucky gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Republican	Thomas Metcalfe	38,930	50.45%
	Democratic	William T. Barry	38,231	49.55%
Majority			699	0.90%
Turnout			77,161
	National Republican gain from Democratic-Republican		Swing

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^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 209. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.

^ Harrison, Lowell H., ed. (2004). Kentucky's Governors (PDF). The University Press of Kentucky: Lexington, Kentucky. p. 34. ISBN 0-8131-2326-7.

^ Shaffner, Taliaferro P., ed. (1847). The Kentucky State Register, for the year 1847. Louisville: Morton & Griswold. p. 193.

^ "Kentucky". Delaware journal. Wilmington, Del. September 2, 1828. p. 3. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

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1828 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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