1802 Georgia gubernatorial special election

1802 Georgia gubernatorial special election

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Nominee John Milledge Thomas P. Carnes Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 48 22 Percentage 68.57% 31.43%

Governor before election Josiah Tattnall Democratic-Republican Elected Governor John Milledge Democratic-Republican

The 1802 Georgia gubernatorial special election was held on 3 November 1802 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia following the resignation of Governor Josiah Tattnall due to declining health. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district John Milledge defeated Federalist candidate and candidate for Governor in 1801 Thomas P. Carnes in a Georgia General Assembly vote. ^[1]

General election

On election day, 3 November 1802, Democratic-Republican candidate John Milledge won the election against his opponent Federalist candidate Thomas P. Carnes. Milledge was sworn in as the 26th Governor of Georgia on 4 November 1802. ^[2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial special election, 1802 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	John Milledge	48	68.57
	Federalist	Thomas P. Carnes	22	31.43
Total votes			70	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia 1802 Governor, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved December 4, 2023.
2. "GA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. September 13, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.