A special election was held in North Carolina's 8th congressional district on October 15, 1802, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Charles Johnson (DR) on July 23, 1802.
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Wynns | Democratic-Republican | 803 | 57.7% |
| Thomas Johnston | Democratic-Republican | 349 | 25.1% |
| Lemuel Sawyer | Democratic-Republican | 239 | 17.2% |
Wynns took his seat on December 7, 1802.
See also
References
- ^ House membership roster for the 7th Congress Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- North Carolina district 8 special election from Ourcampaigns.com
- Mistakenly listed as a Federalist in source
 Elections in North Carolina | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| (1801←) 1802 United States elections (→1803) | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | |
| U.S. House |
|
| Governors | |
| States and territories | |
| United States House of Representatives elections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elections spanning two years (through 1879) |
| ||||
| Elections held in a single year (starting 1880) |
| ||||
| Elections by state |
| ||||
| Seat ratings | |||||
| Speaker elections | |||||
| Summaries | |||||
  | This North Carolina elections-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- Special elections to the 7th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
- 1802 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1802 North Carolina elections
- North Carolina special elections
- North Carolina election stubs