1802 Georgia gubernatorial special election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1802 Georgia gubernatorial special election Georgia (U.S. state) Presidential no 1801 Georgia gubernatorial election 1801 1803 Georgia gubernatorial election 1803 November 3, 1802 125px John Milledge Democratic-Republican Party 48 68.57% 125px Thomas P. Carnes Federalist Party 22 31.43% Governor Josiah Tattnall Democratic-Republican Party John Milledge Democratic-Republican Party The 1802 Georgia gubernatorial special election was held on November 3, 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. Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives Georgia 1802 Governor, Special A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 2023-12-04 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/8623hz779 General election On election day, November 3, 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 November 4, 1802.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=836051 GA Governor ourcampaigns.com September 13, 2017 2023-12-04 Results Georgia gubernatorial special election, 1802Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson Democratic-Republican Party John Milledge 48 68.57 Federalist Party Thomas P. Carnes 22 31.43 70 100.00 Democratic-Republican Party References Category:Georgia (U.S. state) gubernatorial elections Georgia Gubernatorial Georgia 1802 Category:Georgia (U.S. state) special elections Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States Category:November 1802