1802 United States gubernatorial elections explained

Election Name:1802 United States gubernatorial elections
Country:United States
Flag Year:1795
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1801 United States gubernatorial elections
Previous Year:1801
Next Election:1803 United States gubernatorial elections
Next Year:1803
Seats For Election:12 state governorships
(including 1 special election)
Election Date:March 9, 1802 – December 11, 1802
1Blank:Seats up
Party1:Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:11 governorships
Seats Before1:11
Seats After1:12
Seat Change1:1
Seats1:8
1Data1:7
Party2:Federalist Party (United States)
Last Election2:5 governorships
Seats Before2:5
Seats After2:4
Seat Change2:1
Seats2:4
1Data2:5
Map Size:324px

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1802, in 12 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.

Six governors were elected by popular vote and six were elected by state legislatures.

In Georgia, a special election was held following the resignation of incumbent Governor Josiah Tattnall.

In New Jersey, three tied ballots were taken in October and November, resulting in no choice of Governor. The Vice-President of the Executive Council, John Lambert, served the term as acting Governor.

In North Carolina, the winner of the ordinary election, John B. Ashe, died before taking office. A special election was then held.

Results

State Election date Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Connecticut8 April 1802Jonathan Trumbull Jr.Federalist Re-elected, 11,398 (69.87%)Ephraim Kirby (Democratic-Republican), 4,523 (27.73%)
Scattering 393 (2.41%)
[1] [2]
Georgia
(special election)
(election by legislature)		3 November 1802[3] Josiah TattnallDemocratic-Republican Resigned, Democratic-Republican victoryJohn Milledge (Democratic-Republican), 48 votes
Thomas P. Carnes (Federalist), 22 votes
[4] [5] [6]
Maryland
(election by legislature)		8 November 1802John Francis MercerDemocratic-Republican Re-elected, 53 votesJames Murray (Federalist), 22 votes
[7] [8] [9] [10]
Massachusetts5 April 1802Caleb StrongFederalist Re-elected, 29,983 (60.47%)Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican), 19,445 (39.22%)
Scattering 155 (0.31%)
[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
New Hampshire9 March 1802John Taylor GilmanFederalist Re-elected, 10,377 (54.14%)John Langdon (Democratic-Republican), 8,753 (45.67%)
Scattering 36 (0.19%)
[16] [17] [18] [19]
New Jersey
(election by legislature)		28 October 1802Joseph BloomfieldDemocratic-Republican No choice, further election held(First election)
Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican), 26 votes
Richard Stockton (Federalist), 26 votes
[20] [21] [22]
25 November 1802No choice, further election held(Second election)
Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican), 26 votes
Richard Stockton (Federalist), 26 votes
[23] [24] [25]
25 November 1802No choice. Vice-President of the Executive Council, John Lambert, served the term as acting Governor.(Third election)
Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican), 26 votes
Aaron Ogden (Federalist), 26 votes
[26]
North Carolina
(election by legislature)		20 November 1802Benjamin WilliamsFederalist
[27] 		Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victoryJohn B. Ashe (Democratic-Republican) 103 votes
William Polk (Federalist) 49 votes
Joseph Taylor (Democratic-Republican), 20 votes
[28] [29] [30] [31] [32]
North Carolina
(special election)
(election by legislature)		3-4 December 1802Benjamin Williams (pro tempore)(Fourth ballot)
James Turner (Democratic-Republican), 112 votes
Thomas Blount (Democratic-Republican) 51 votes
John R. Eaton (Democratic-Republican), 8 votes
Blank, 3 votes
Benjamin Williams (Federalist), 2 votes
William Richardson Davie (Federalist), 1 vote
[33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]
Pennsylvania12 October 1802Thomas McKeanDemocratic-RepublicanRe-elected, 47,879 (73.65%)James Ross (Federalist), 17,037 (26.21%)
Scattering 94 (0.15%)
[42] [43] [44] [45]
Rhode Island21 April 1802[46] Arthur FennerDemocratic-Republican/CountryRe-elected, 3,802 (66.28%)William Greene[47] (Federalist), 1,934 (33.72%)
[48] [49] [50] [51]
South Carolina
(election by legislature)		8 December 1802[52] [53] John DraytonDemocratic-Republican Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victoryJames Burchill Richardson (Democratic-Republican), 98 votes
Richard Winn (Democratic-Republican), 32 votes
Blank, 7 votes
Thomas Pinckney (Federalist), 2 votes
John Gaillard (Democratic-Republican), 1 vote
[54] [55] [56] [57]
Vermont7 September 1802Isaac TichenorFederalist Re-elected, 7,823 (59.77%)Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican), 5,085 (38.85%)
Scattering 181 (1.38%)
[58] [59] [60] [61] [62]
Virginia
(election by legislature)		11 December 1802James MonroeDemocratic-RepublicanTerm-limited, Democratic-Republican victoryJohn Page (Democratic-Republican), unknown number of votes
Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican), "a few votes"
[63] [64] [65] [66]

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Connecticut 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  3. News: . Augusta, Nov. 6. Welcome news from Louisville . The Augusta chronicle and gazette of the state . Augusta, GA . 6 November 1802 . 3 . 19 July 2020 .
  4. Web site: GA Governor, 1802 - Special . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  5. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Georgia 1802 Governor, Special . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  6. News: . Washington City. Monday, November 22, 1802 . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 22 November 1802 . 3 . 19 July 2020 .
  7. Web site: MD Governor, 1802 . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  8. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Maryland 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  9. Book: . Votes and Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. November Session, 1802 . Annapolis . Frederick Green, Printer to the State . 5 .
  10. News: . Washington City. Friday, November 12, 1802 . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 12 November 1802 . 3 . 19 July 2020.
  11. Web site: MA Governor, 1802 . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  12. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Massachusetts 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  13. Book: Burdick, Charles . 1814 . The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815 . I . Boston . Charles Callender . 26 .
  14. Book: . The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. . 1814 . Boston . John West & Co. . 36 .
  15. Book: Hayward, John . 1847 . A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. . Boston . John Hayward . 417 .
  16. Web site: NH Governor, 1802 . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  17. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . New Hampshire 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  18. Book: . A Journal of the Proceedings of the Honorable Senate of the State of New Hampshire, at a Session of the General Court, held at Concord, June 1802 . Concord . George Hough, Printer to the State . 8 . 1802 .
  19. Book: Farmer, James . The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833 . Concord . Marsh, Capen and Lyon . 17–18 .
  20. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . New Jersey 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  21. Book: . Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the State of New Jersey, &c., &c. The First Sitting of the 27th Session . Minutes and Proceedings of the Joint-Meeting. In Joint-Meeting, Saurday [sic, this was a Thursday], October 28, 1802 . Trenton . Wilson & Blackwell, Printers to the State . 32–33 . 1803 .
  22. Book: Lee, Francis Bazely . 1902 . New Jersey as a colony and a state . 3 . New York . Publishing Society of New Jersey . 155 .
  23. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . New Jersey 1802 Governor, Ballot 2 . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  24. Book: . Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the State of New Jersey, &c., &c. The First Sitting of the 27th Session . Minutes and Proceedings of the Joint-Meeting. In Joint-Meeting, Thursday, November 25, 1802 . Trenton . Wilson & Blackwell, Printers to the State . 34 . 1803 .
  25. News: . Washington City. Wednesday, December 1, 1802 . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 1 December 1802 . 3 . 19 July 2020 .
  26. Book: Lee, Francis Bazely . 1902 . New Jersey as a colony and a state . 3 . New York . Publishing Society of New Jersey . 156 .
  27. Book: Gilpatrick, Delbert Harold . 1931 . Jeffersonian Democracy in North Carolina, 1789-1816 . New York . Columbia University Press . 132 . 9780231916707 .
  28. Web site: NC Governor, 1802 . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  29. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . North Carolina 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  30. Broussard . James H. . January 1978 . The North Carolina Federalists, 1800-1816 . The North Carolina Historical Review . 55 . 1 . 18–41 . 23535380 . none .
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  32. Web site: North Carolina Legislature . North Carolina Digital Collections . Balloting for Governor for 1803 . Balloting: November-December 1802 . 19 July 2020 .
  33. Web site: NC Governor, 1802 - Special Election . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  34. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . North Carolina 1802 Governor, Special . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  35. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . North Carolina 1802 Governor, Special, Ballot 2 . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  36. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . North Carolina 1802 Governor, Special, Ballot 3 . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  37. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . North Carolina 1802 Governor, Special, Ballot 4 . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  38. News: . Washington City. Monday, December 13, 1802 . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 13 December 1802 . 3 . 19 July 2020 .
  39. News: . Washington City. Wednesday, December 15, 1802 . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 15 December 1802 . 3 . 19 July 2020 .
  40. News: . Raleigh, December 6 . The Augusta chronicle and gazette of the state . Augusta, GA . 18 December 1802 . 2 . 19 July 2020 .
  41. Web site: North Carolina Legislature . North Carolina Digital Collections . Balloting . Balloting: November-December 1802 . 19 July 2020 .
  42. Web site: PA Governor, 1802 . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  43. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Pennsylvania 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  44. Book: . Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . XIII . Lancaster . William Hamilton . 53–55 . 1802 .
  45. Web site: . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 . Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1802 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . 19 July 2020 .
  46. News: . April 24, 1802 . Rhode-Island Election . Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. . 3 . 14 December 2021 .
  47. Web site: Rhode Island Election Tickets: A Survey . DeSimone . Russell J. . Schofield . Daniel C. . 2015 . The University of Rhode Island . Kingston, Rhode Island . Figure 1-47 . 24 October 2021 .
  48. Web site: RI Governor, 1802 . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  49. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Rhode Island 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  50. Book: J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State . 1914 . Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914 . Providence, RI . E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers . 107 .
  51. News: . Rhode-Island election . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 19 May 1802 . 2 . 19 July 2020 .
  52. Web site: James Burchill Richardson: 11th Governor of the State of South Carolina 1802 to 1804 . carolana.com . Lewis, J. D. . Little River, S.C. . 19 July 2020 .
  53. News: . A record of this State's executives . Anderson Daily Intelligencer . Anderson, S.C. . 26 May 1914 . 20 . 19 July 2020 .
  54. Web site: SC Governor, 1802 . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  55. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . South Carolina 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  56. News: . Columbia, (S.C.) Dec. 10 . The Augusta chronicle and gazette of the state . Augusta, GA . 18 December 1802 . 5 . 19 July 2020 .
  57. News: . Untitled . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 20 December 1802 . 3 . 19 July 2020 .
  58. Web site: VT Governor, 1802 . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  59. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Vermont 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  60. Web site: General Election Results: Governor . . 2 . Election Results Archive . Office of the Vermont Secretary of State . 19 July 2020 .
  61. Book: Walton . E. P. . 1876 . Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont . IV . https://archive.org/details/vermontgovrecords04waltrich/page/328/mode/1up . Montpelier . Steam Press of J. & J. M. Poland . Record of the Governor and Council at the Session of the General Assembly at Burlington, Oct. 1802 . 328 .
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  63. Web site: VA Governor, 1802 . Our Campaigns . 19 July 2020.
  64. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Virginia 1802 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 19 July 2020 .
  65. Book: Reese . George H. . Hickin . Patricia . Journal of the Senate of Virginia. Session of 1802/03 . Richmond, VA . Virginia Library Board . 5 . 1973 .
  66. News: . Washington City. Monday, 20 December, 1802. . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 20 December 1802 . 2 . 19 July 2020 .

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