Election Name: | 1832 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1828 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1828 |
Next Election: | 1836 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1836 |
Election Date: | August 6, 1832 |
Nominee1: | John Breathitt |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 40,715 |
Percentage1: | 50.77% |
Nominee2: | Richard A. Buckner |
Party2: | National Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 39,473 |
Percentage2: | 49.23% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Thomas Metcalfe |
Before Party: | National Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Breathitt |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1832 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1832.
Incumbent National Republican Governor Thomas Metcalfe was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.
Democratic nominee John Breathitt defeated National Republican nominee Richard A. Buckner with 50.77% of the vote.
Breathitt died on February 21, 1834, and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Whig James T. Morehead.