1802 Georgia gubernatorial special election

1802 Georgia gubernatorial special election

3 November 1802

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.