1802 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1802 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Baptista Ashe William Polk Joseph Taylor Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 103 49 19 Percentage 60.23% 28.66% 11.11%

Governor before election Benjamin Williams Federalist Elected Governor John Baptista Ashe Democratic-Republican

The 1802 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 20, 1802, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district John Baptista Ashe was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives William Polk and Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph Taylor. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 20, 1802, Democratic-Republican candidate John Baptista Ashe was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 54 votes against his foremost opponent Federalist candidate William Polk, thereby gaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Ashe was set to be sworn in as the 12th Governor of North Carolina on December 6, 1802, but died on November 27, 1802, resulting in a special election to be held on December 4 in order to replace him. ^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1802

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	John Baptista Ashe	103	60.23
	Federalist	William Polk	49	28.66
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Taylor	19	11.11
Total votes			171	100.00
	Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist

References

1. "Benjamin Williams". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-16.
2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 6, 2008. Retrieved 2024-05-16.