1807 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1807 North Carolina gubernatorial election

24 November 1807

Nominee Benjamin Williams Nathaniel Alexander Joseph Winston Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 89 62 15 Percentage 53.62% 37.35% 9.03%

Governor before election Nathaniel Alexander Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Benjamin Williams Federalist

The 1807 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 24 November 1807 in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Former Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Nathaniel Alexander and Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 12th district Joseph Winston.

General election

On election day, 24 November 1807, former Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 25 votes against his foremost opponent incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Nathaniel Alexander, thereby gaining Federalist control over the office of governor. Williams was sworn in for his fourth overall term on 1 December 1807.

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1807

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Benjamin Williams	89	53.62
	Democratic-Republican	Nathaniel Alexander (incumbent)	62	37.35
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Winston	15	9.03
Total votes			166	100.00
	Federalist gain from Democratic-Republican