North Carolina 1802 Governor, Special, Ballot 4
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- North Carolina 1802 Governor, Special, Ballot 4
- Date:
- 1802
- State:
- North Carolina
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- Fourth Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- James Turner, Thomas Blount, J. R. Eaton, blank, Robert Williams, William R. Davie, Joseph Taylor, Polk, Henderson, Hatch
Candidates: | James Turner[1] | Thomas Blount | J. R. Eaton | blank | Robert Williams | William R. Davie | Joseph Taylor | Polk | Henderson | Hatch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | |||||||
Final Result: [2][3][4] | 112 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
General Assembly | 112 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Fourth of four ballots held for Special election of Governor, due to death of Col. J.B. Ashe, Governor-elect.
[3]The Intelligencer of December 15, 1802 lists Thomas Blount with 50 votes, Robert Williams with 20 votes and Joseph Taylor with 7 votes.
[4]In spite of their vote totals, the Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina State Gazette (Raleigh, NC) of December 7, 1802 lists Joseph Taylor, Robert Williams and William R. Davie as having withdrawn before the ballot was voted.
References:
Legislative Papers. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina State Gazette (Raleigh, NC). December 7, 1802.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). December 15, 1802.
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