1802 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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The 1802 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 12, 1802. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Thomas McKean successfully sought re-election to another term. As occurred in his prior campaign, he defeated U.S. Senator James Ross, a Federalist.
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![]() County Results McKean: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% Ross: 50-60% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic-Republican | Thomas McKean (incumbent) | 47,879 | 73.65 | |
Federalist | James Ross | 17,037 | 26.21 | |
N/A | Others | 94 | 0.15 | |
Total votes | 65,010 | 100.00 |
References
edit- ^ "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2012.