1828 Kentucky gubernatorial election|
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 County results
Metcalfe: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Barry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% |
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The 1828 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 4, 1828.
Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Joseph Desha was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.
National Republican nominee Thomas Metcalfe defeated Democratic nominee William T. Barry with 50.45% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Results
See also
Old Court – New Court controversy
References
- ^ "KY Governor, 1828". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 53. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ 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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