1808 North Carolina gubernatorial election

December 1808


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

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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.

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.

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

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

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