1802 North Carolina gubernatorial special election

1802 North Carolina gubernatorial special election

← 1802 4 December 1802 1803 →
 
Nominee James Turner Thomas Blount
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 112 51
Percentage 65.50% 29.82%

Governor before election

John Baptista Ashe
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

James Turner
Democratic-Republican

The 1802 North Carolina gubernatorial special election was held on 4 December 1802 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina following the death of Governor-elect John Baptista Ashe on 27 November 1802. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate James Turner was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th district Thomas Blount and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives John R. Eaton.[1]

  1. ^ "James Turner". National Governors Association. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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