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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]
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 10 December 1805. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Nathaniel Alexander | 108 | 62.43 | |
| Federalist | Benjamin Williams | 65 | 37.57 | |
| Total votes | 173 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic-Republican hold | ||||
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The 29th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 28 to April 7, 1806, during the second year of Morgan Lewis's governorship, in Albany.
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The 1792 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 11 December 1792 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Federalist candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and incumbent Speaker of the North Carolina Senate William Lenoir, Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district John Baptista Ashe, Federalist candidate Benjamin Williams, Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the North Carolina Senate Benjamin Smith and Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Nathaniel Macon.
The 1800 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 26 November 1800 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidates Joseph Taylor and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district John Baptista Ashe.
The 1801 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 25 November 1801 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district John Baptista Ashe and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former Federalist Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight.
The 1802 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 20 November 1802 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 3rd district John Baptista Ashe was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives William Polk and Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph Taylor.
The 1806 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 27 November 1806 in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Nathaniel Alexander was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed.
The 1807 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 24 November 1807 in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Former Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Nathaniel Alexander and Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 12th district Joseph Winston.
The 1808 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in December 1808 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from North Carolina David Stone was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against incumbent Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams.
The 1810 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 1 December 1810 in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Adjutant General of North Carolina Benjamin Smith was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against incumbent Democratic-Republican governor David Stone.
The 1814 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 29 November 1814 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Attorney General of North Carolina William Miller was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of North Carolina Council of State William Polk and Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate George Outlaw.
The 1817 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 3 December 1817 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Branch was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives Duncan Cameron.
The 1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 6 December 1821 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate Gabriel Holmes was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate James Mebane and Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Hutchins Gordon Burton.
The 1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 December 1822 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President of the South Carolina Senate John Lyde Wilson was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former President of the South Carolina Senate Benjamin Huger.
