October 12, 1802 | |||||||||||||||||
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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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| Elections in Pennsylvania |
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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.
| Party | 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 | ||