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1808 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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1808 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina Presidential no 1807 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1807 1809 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1809 December 1808 125px David Stone Democratic-Republican Party 96 55.81% 125px Benjamin Williams Federalist Party 76 44.19% Governor Benjamin Williams Federalist Party David Stone Democratic-Republican Party
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.David Stone https://www.nga.org/governor/david-stone/ 2024-05-16 National Governors Association
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.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=274297 NC Governor ourcampaigns.com May 13, 2007 2024-05-16
Results
North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1808
Democratic-Republican Party
David Stone
96
55.81
Federalist Party
Benjamin Williams (incumbent)
76
44.19
172
100.00
Democratic-Republican Party
Federalist Party
References
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