On election day, 4 August 1851,
Democratic nominee
Lazarus W. Powell won the election by a margin of 798 votes against his foremost opponent
Whig nominee
Archibald Dixon, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Powell was sworn in as the 19th Governor of
Kentucky on 2 September 1851.[4]
On election day, 4 August 1851,
Democratic nominee
Lazarus W. Powell won the election by a margin of 798 votes against his foremost opponent
Whig nominee
Archibald Dixon, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Powell was sworn in as the 19th Governor of
Kentucky on 2 September 1851.[4]