| Election Name: | 1802 North Carolina gubernatorial special election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1802 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1802 |
| Next Election: | 1803 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1803 |
| Election Date: | 4 December 1802 |
| Nominee1: | James Turner |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 112 |
| Percentage1: | 65.50% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas Blount |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 51 |
| Percentage2: | 29.82% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Baptista Ashe |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | James Turner |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
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]
On election day, 4 December 1802, Democratic-Republican candidate James Turner was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 61 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Blount, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Turner was sworn in as the 12th Governor of North Carolina on 6 December 1802.[2]