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Parents > United States > Kentucky > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1851 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open August 04, 1851 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 04, 1851 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start September 02, 1851 - 12:00pm
Term End September 04, 1855 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedThomas Walker April 16, 2005 11:41pm
Data SourcesUnited States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County Michael J. Dubin

American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyWhig Won07/31/1850
NameJohn L. Helm Votes1 (100.00%)
Term07/31/1850 - 09/02/1851 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyAmerican Won08/06/1855
NameCharles Morehead Votes69,816 (51.63%)
Term09/04/1855 - 08/30/1859 Margin4,403 (+3.26%)
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Name Lazarus W. Powell Archibald Dixon Cassius M. Clay  
PartyDemocratic Whig Emancipation-Anti Slave State  
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Uncertified Votes 54,821 (48.78%) 54,023 (48.07%) 3,531 (3.14%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -798 (-0.71%) -51,290 (-45.64%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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