1796 Kentucky gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1796 Kentucky gubernatorial election
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1792 Kentucky gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1792
| next_election = 1800 Kentucky gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1800
| election_date = 27 May 1795
| image1 = 125px
| nominee1 = James Garrard
| party1 = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
| electoral_vote1 = No Data
| percentage1 = No Data
| image2 = General Benjamin Logan - Google Art Project.jpg
| nominee2 = Benjamin Logan
| party2 = Democratic-Republican
| electoral_vote2 = No Data
| percentage2 = No Data
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| title = Governor
| before_election = Isaac Shelby
| before_party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = James Garrard
| after_party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
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{{ElectionsKY}}
The 1796 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on 27 May 1795 in order to elect the Governor of Kentucky. Democratic-Republican candidate James Garrard was elected on the second ballot by an electoral college vote against fellow Democratic-Republican candidates Benjamin Logan, Thomas Todd and John Brown. The exact results of the second ballot are unknown.{{cite web|title=James Garrard|url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-garrard/|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=22 April 2024}}
Until 1800, Kentucky elected its governors through electors who were chosen via popular vote from the same districts as the Kentucky House of Representatives.{{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |title=United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2003 |isbn=9780786414390 |pages=68}}
General election
On election day, 27 May 1795, Democratic-Republican nominee James Garrard won the election after being chosen by an electoral college vote on the second ballot, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Garrard was sworn in as the 2nd Governor of Kentucky on 7 June 1796.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=783484 |title=KY Governor |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=7 February 2013 |access-date=22 April 2024}}
= Results =
{{Election box begin no change | title=First Ballot|
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Benjamin Logan
|votes = 21
|percentage = 40.39
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James Garrard
|votes = 16
|percentage = 30.77
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas Todd
|votes = 14
|percentage = 26.92
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John Brown
|votes = 1
|percentage = 1.92
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 52
|percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Second Ballot|
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James Garrard
|votes = No Data
|percentage = No Data
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Benjamin Logan
|votes = No Data
|percentage = No Data
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = No Data
|percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner= Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
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