1808 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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1808 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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  1807 December 1808 1809  
  NC-Congress-DavidStone.jpg NCG-BenjaminWilliams.jpg
Nominee David Stone Benjamin Williams
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote9676
Percentage55.81%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]

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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 12 December 1808. [2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1808
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican David Stone 96 55.81
Federalist Benjamin Williams (incumbent)7644.19
Total votes172 100.00
Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist

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References

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