| Election Name: | 1812 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1808 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1808 |
| Next Election: | 1816 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1816 |
| Election Date: | 3 August 1812 |
| Nominee1: | Isaac Shelby |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 30,362 |
| Percentage1: | 70.88% |
| Nominee2: | Gabriel Slaughter |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 12,474 |
| Percentage2: | 29.12% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles Scott |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Isaac Shelby |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
The 1812 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on 3 August 1812 in order to elect the governor of Kentucky. Former Democratic-Republican governor Isaac Shelby defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Gabriel Slaughter.[1]
On election day, 3 August 1812, former Democratic-Republican governor Isaac Shelby won the election by a margin of 17,888 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent lieutenant governor Gabriel Slaughter, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Shelby was sworn in as the 5th governor of Kentucky on 25 August 1812.[2]