1808 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1808 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee David Stone Benjamin Williams Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 96 76 Percentage 55.81% 44.19%

Governor before election Benjamin Williams Federalist Elected Governor David Stone Democratic-Republican

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. ^[1]

General election

On election day in December 1808, Democratic-Republican candidate David Stone was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 20 votes against his opponent incumbent Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams, thereby gaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Stone was sworn in as the 15th Governor of North Carolina on December 12, 1808. ^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1808

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	David Stone	96	55.81
	Federalist	Benjamin Williams (incumbent)	76	44.19
Total votes			172	100.00
	Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist

References

1. "David Stone". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-16.
2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 13, 2007. Retrieved 2024-05-16.