1805 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1805 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Nathaniel Alexander Benjamin Williams Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 108 65 Percentage 62.43% 37.57%

Governor before election James Turner Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Nathaniel Alexander Democratic-Republican

The 1805 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in December 1805 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 10th district Nathaniel Alexander was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against former Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams. ^[1]

General election

On election day in December 1805, Democratic-Republican candidate Nathaniel Alexander was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 43 votes against his opponent former Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Alexander was sworn in as the 13th Governor of North Carolina on December 10, 1805. ^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1805

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Nathaniel Alexander	108	62.43
	Federalist	Benjamin Williams	65	37.57
Total votes			173	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Nathaniel Alexander". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-16.
2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 6, 2008. Retrieved 2024-05-16.