1802 United States gubernatorial elections
# 1802 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1802, in 12 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.

Six governors were elected by popular vote and six were elected by state legislatures.

In Georgia, a special election was held following the resignation of incumbent Governor Josiah Tattnall.

In New Jersey, three tied ballots were taken in October and November, resulting in no choice of Governor. The Vice-President of the Executive Council, John Lambert, served the term as acting Governor.

In North Carolina, the winner of the ordinary election, John B. Ashe, died before taking office. A special election was then held.

## Results

| State | Election date | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 April 1802 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. | Federalist | Re-elected, 11,398 (69.87%) | Ephraim Kirby (Democratic-Republican), 4,523 (27.73%) Scattering 393 (2.41%) |
| Georgia (special election) (election by legislature) | 3 November 1802 | Josiah Tattnall | Democratic-Republican | Resigned, Democratic-Republican victory | John Milledge (Democratic-Republican), 48 votes Thomas P. Carnes (Federalist), 22 votes |
| Maryland (election by legislature) | 8 November 1802 | John Francis Mercer | Democratic-Republican | Re-elected, 53 votes | James Murray (Federalist), 22 votes |
| Massachusetts | 5 April 1802 | Caleb Strong | Federalist | Re-elected, 29,983 (60.47%) | Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican), 19,445 (39.22%) Scattering 155 (0.31%) |
| New Hampshire | 9 March 1802 | John Taylor Gilman | Federalist | Re-elected, 10,377 (54.14%) | John Langdon (Democratic-Republican), 8,753 (45.67%) Scattering 36 (0.19%) |
| New Jersey (election by legislature) | 28 October 1802 | Joseph Bloomfield | Democratic-Republican | No choice, further election held | (First election) Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican), 26 votes Richard Stockton (Federalist), 26 votes |
| New Jersey (election by legislature) | 25 November 1802 | Joseph Bloomfield | Democratic-Republican | No choice, further election held | (Second election) Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican), 26 votes Richard Stockton (Federalist), 26 votes |
| New Jersey (election by legislature) | 25 November 1802 | Joseph Bloomfield | Democratic-Republican | No choice. Vice-President of the Executive Council, John Lambert, served the term as acting Governor. | (Third election) Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican), 26 votes Aaron Ogden (Federalist), 26 votes |
| North Carolina (election by legislature) | 20 November 1802 | Benjamin Williams | Federalist | Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory | John B. Ashe (Democratic-Republican) 103 votes William Polk (Federalist) 49 votes Joseph Taylor (Democratic-Republican), 20 votes |
| North Carolina (special election) (election by legislature) | 3-4 December 1802 | Benjamin Williams (pro tempore) | Federalist | Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory | (Fourth ballot) James Turner (Democratic-Republican), 112 votes Thomas Blount (Democratic-Republican) 51 votes John R. Eaton (Democratic-Republican), 8 votes Blank, 3 votes Benjamin Williams (Federalist), 2 votes William Richardson Davie (Federalist), 1 vote |
| Pennsylvania | 12 October 1802 | Thomas McKean | Democratic-Republican | Re-elected, 47,879 (73.65%) | James Ross (Federalist), 17,037 (26.21%) Scattering 94 (0.15%) |
| Rhode Island | 21 April 1802 | Arthur Fenner | Democratic-Republican/Country | Re-elected, 3,802 (66.28%) | William Greene (Federalist), 1,934 (33.72%) |
| South Carolina (election by legislature) | 8 December 1802 | John Drayton | Democratic-Republican | Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory | James Burchill Richardson (Democratic-Republican), 98 votes Richard Winn (Democratic-Republican), 32 votes Blank, 7 votes Thomas Pinckney (Federalist), 2 votes John Gaillard (Democratic-Republican), 1 vote |
| Vermont | 7 September 1802 | Isaac Tichenor | Federalist | Re-elected, 7,823 (59.77%) | Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican), 5,085 (38.85%) Scattering 181 (1.38%) |
| Virginia (election by legislature) | 11 December 1802 | James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory | John Page (Democratic-Republican), unknown number of votes Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican), "a few votes" |
