On election day, 1 August 1808,
Democratic-Republican candidate
Charles Scott won the election by a margin of 13,620 votes against his foremost opponent fellow
Democratic-Republican candidate John Allen, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Scott was sworn in as the 4th
governor of Kentucky on 23 August 1808.[2]
On election day, 1 August 1808,
Democratic-Republican candidate
Charles Scott won the election by a margin of 13,620 votes against his foremost opponent fellow
Democratic-Republican candidate John Allen, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Scott was sworn in as the 4th
governor of Kentucky on 23 August 1808.[2]