Election Name: | 1804 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1800 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1800 |
Next Election: | 1808 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1808 |
Election Date: | 6 August 1804 |
Nominee1: | Christopher Greenup |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 25,917 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | James Garrard |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Christopher Greenup |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
The 1804 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 1804 in order to elect the Governor of Kentucky. Democratic-Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district Christopher Greenup was easily elected as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 6 August 1804, Democratic-Republican nominee Christopher Greenup won the election as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Greenup was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Kentucky on 28 August 1804.[2]