Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1802

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1802

← 1799 November 2, 1802 (1802-11-02) 1805 →
Candidate Thomas McKean James Ross Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 47,879 17,037 Percentage 73.7% 26.2%
County results*   *Results unknown
Governor before election Thomas McKean Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Thomas McKean Democratic-Republican

Thomas McKean
Democratic-Republican

Thomas McKean
Democratic-Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1802 occurred on November 2, 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.