1808 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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DistrictIncumbentThis race
RepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
North Carolina 1 Lemuel Sawyer Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.√ Lemuel Sawyer (Democratic-Republican) 67.0%
William H. Murfree (Federalist) 33.0%
North Carolina 2 Willis Alston Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent re-elected.√ Willis Alston (Democratic-Republican) 58.0%
Daniel Mason (Democratic-Republican) 42.0%
North Carolina 3 Thomas Blount Democratic-Republican 1793
1802 (Lost)
1804 		Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.		√ William Kennedy (Democratic-Republican) 52.0%
Thomas Blount (Democratic-Republican) 48.0%
North Carolina 4 William Blackledge Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.		√ John Stanly (Federalist) 51.8%
William Blackledge (Democratic-Republican) 48.2%
North Carolina 5 Thomas Kenan Democratic-Republican 1805 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.√ Thomas Kenan (Democratic-Republican) 100%
North Carolina 6 Nathaniel Macon Democratic-Republican 1791 Incumbent re-elected.√ Nathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican) 99.9%
North Carolina 7 John Culpepper Federalist 1806
1808 (Contested election)
1808 (Special) 		Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.		√ Archibald McBryde (Federalist) 54.6%
John Culpepper (Federalist) 45.4%
North Carolina 8 Richard Stanford Democratic-Republican 1796 Incumbent re-elected.√ Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican) 65.3%
Duncan Cameron (Federalist) 34.7%
North Carolina 9 Marmaduke Williams Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.		√ James Cochran (Democratic-Republican) 52.3%
Theophilus Lacy (Democratic-Republican) 47.3%
North Carolina 10 Evan S. Alexander Democratic-Republican 1806 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.		√ Joseph Pearson (Federalist) 63.8%
Robert Locke (Democratic-Republican) 36.2%
North Carolina 11 James Holland Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.√ James Holland (Democratic-Republican) 48.7%
Felix Walker (Democratic-Republican) 31.2%
John MacClain (Federalist) 9.4%
William Tate (Federalist) 8.0%
William Porter (Federalist) 2.8%
North Carolina 12 Meshack Franklin Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent re-elected.√ Meshack Franklin (Democratic-Republican) 54.6%
Joseph Winston (Democratic-Republican) 40.5%
James Martin (Federalist) 4.9%

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