1792 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1792 Kentucky gubernatorial election
May 17, 1791
 
Nominee Isaac Shelby
Party Democratic-Republican
Electoral vote No Data
Percentage 100%
Governor before election

Office Established

 Elected Governor

Isaac Shelby
Democratic-Republican

The 1792 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on May 17, 1791, in order to elect the first Governor of Kentucky upon Kentucky acquiring statehood on June 1, 1792. Democratic-Republican nominee Isaac Shelby was elected unanimously by an electoral college vote.

Until 1800, Kentucky elected its governors through electors who were chosen via popular vote from the same districts as the Kentucky House of Representatives.

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