1800 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1800 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 26 November 1800 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidates Joseph Taylor and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district John Baptista Ashe.^[1]

1800 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Benjamin Williams Joseph Taylor John Baptista Ashe Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 127 26 17 Percentage 74.71% 15.29% 10.00%

Governor before election Benjamin Williams Federalist Elected Governor Benjamin Williams Federalist

General election

On election day, 26 November 1800, incumbent Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 101 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph Taylor, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Williams was sworn in for his second term on 29 November 1800.^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1800

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Benjamin Williams (incumbent)	127	74.71
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Taylor	26	15.29
	Democratic-Republican	John Baptista Ashe	17	10.00
Total votes			170	100.00
	Federalist hold