1802 North Carolina's 8th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 15, 1802, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Charles Johnson (DR) on July 23, 1802.^[1]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
Thomas Wynns	Democratic-Republican^[3]	803	57.7%
Thomas Johnston	Democratic-Republican	349	25.1%
Lemuel Sawyer	Democratic-Republican	239	17.2%

Wynns took his seat on December 7, 1802.^[1]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/7.pdf House membership roster for the 7th Congress
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=178458 North Carolina district 8 special election from Ourcampaigns.com
3. Mistakenly listed as a Federalist in source