1802 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1802 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina Presidential no 1801 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1801 1802 North Carolina gubernatorial special election 1802 (Special) November 20, 1802 125px John Baptista Ashe Democratic-Republican Party 103 60.23% 125px William Polk Federalist Party 49 28.66% 125px Joseph Taylor Democratic-Republican Party 19 11.11% Governor Benjamin Williams Federalist Party John Baptista Ashe Democratic-Republican Party 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.Benjamin Williams https://www.nga.org/governor/benjamin-williams/ 2024-05-16 National Governors Association 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.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=274305 NC Governor ourcampaigns.com January 6, 2008 2024-05-16 Results North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1802 Democratic-Republican Party John Baptista Ashe 103 60.23 Federalist Party William Polk 49 28.66 Democratic-Republican Party Joseph Taylor 19 11.11 171 100.00 Democratic-Republican Party Federalist Party References Category:1802 North Carolina elections Category:North Carolina gubernatorial elections Category:1802 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 1802 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States