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| Date |
Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| Nov 05, 2024 |
General Election |
| | Jeff Jackson
2,874,960
51.43%
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| Dan Bishop
2,715,411
48.57%
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| Nov 03, 2020 |
General Election |
| | Josh Stein(I)
2,713,400
50.13%
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| James R. "Jim" O'Neill
2,699,777
49.87%
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| Nov 08, 2016 |
General Election |
| | Josh Stein
2,303,619
50.27%
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| E. S. "Buck" Newton III
2,279,006
49.73%
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| Nov 06, 2012 |
General Election |
| | Roy Cooper(I)
2,828,941
100.00%
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| Nov 04, 2008 |
General Election |
| | Roy Cooper(I)
2,538,178
61.10%
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| Robert "Bob" Crumley
1,615,762
38.90%
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| Nov 02, 2004 |
General Election |
| | Roy Cooper(I)
1,872,097
55.61%
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| Joe Knott
1,494,121
44.39%
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| Nov 07, 2000 |
General Election |
| | Roy Cooper
1,446,793
51.21%
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| Dan Boyce
1,310,845
46.40%
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| Margaret A. Palms
67,536
2.39%
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| Nov 05, 1996 |
General Election |
| | Mike Easley(I)
1,453,196
59.07%
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| Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.
1,007,027
40.93%
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| Nov 03, 1992 |
General Election |
| | Mike Easley
1,530,858
62.96%
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| Joseph W. Dean
900,573
37.04%
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| Nov 08, 1988 |
General Election |
| | Lacy H. Thornburg(I)
1,142,777
56.30%
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| Samuel A. Wilson III
887,132
43.70%
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| Nov 06, 1984 |
General Election |
| | Lacy H. Thornburg
1,114,767
54.77%
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| C. Allen Foster
920,665
45.23%
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| Nov 04, 1980 |
General Election |
| | Rufus L. Edmisten(I)
1,067,080
62.65%
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| Keith S. Snyder
636,168
37.35%
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| Nov 02, 1976 |
General Election |
| | Rufus L. Edmisten(I)
1,066,036
68.55%
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| Edward L. Powell
489,132
31.45%
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| Nov 05, 1974 |
Special Election |
| | Rufus L. Edmisten
618,046
60.47%
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| James H. Carson Jr.(I)
390,626
38.22%
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| Marion R. Porter
13,318
1.30%
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| Aug 26, 1974 |
Appointment |
| | James H. Carson Jr.
1
100.00%
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| Jul 27, 1974 |
Special Election Primary |
| | Rufus L. Edmisten
161
35.94%
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| Herbert L. Hyde
92
20.54%
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| J. McNeill Smith Jr.
59
13.17%
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| C. Kitchin Josey
51
11.38%
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| Charles T. Kivett
28
6.25%
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| H. M. "Mickey" Michaux, Jr.
24
5.36%
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| Dennis J. Winner
17
3.79%
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| | | Burley B. Mitchell Jr.
16
3.57%
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| Nov 07, 1972 |
General Election |
| | Robert B. Morgan(I)
813,545
59.00%
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| Nicholas A. Smith
565,296
41.00%
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| Nov 05, 1968 |
General Election |
| | Robert B. Morgan
798,160
56.43%
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| Warren H. Coolidge
616,372
43.57%
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| Nov 03, 1964 |
General Election |
| | T. Wade Bruton(I)
792,902
61.00%
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| T. Worth Coltrane
506,878
39.00%
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| Nov 08, 1960 |
General Election |
| | T. Wade Bruton(I)
777,863
60.67%
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| Donald L. Paschal
504,280
39.33%
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| Mar 01, 1960 |
Appointment |
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| Nov 04, 1958 |
Special Election |
| | Malcolm B. Seawell(I)
436,251
99.85%
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| I. Beverly Lake(W)
660
0.15%
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| Apr 15, 1958 |
Appointment |
| | Malcolm B. Seawell
1
100.00%
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| Nov 06, 1956 |
General Election |
| | George B. Patton(I)
730,753
66.43%
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| Clarence E. Hyde
369,285
33.57%
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| Aug 21, 1956 |
Appointment |
| | George B. Patton
1
100.00%
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| Jul 01, 1955 |
Appointment |
| | William B. Rodman Jr.
1
100.00%
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| Nov 04, 1952 |
General Election |
| | Harry McMullan(I)
780,095
67.71%
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| Avalon E. Hall
371,980
32.29%
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| Nov 02, 1948 |
General Election |
| | Harry McMullan(I)
538,996
71.67%
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| Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr.
209,443
27.85%
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| C. O. Pearson
3,567
0.47%
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| Nov 07, 1944 |
General Election |
| | Harry McMullan(I)
520,002
69.70%
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| Samuel J. Morris
226,046
30.30%
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| Nov 05, 1940 |
General Election |
| | Harry McMullan(I)
597,846
75.61%
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| W. Carl Downing
192,883
24.39%
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| Nov 08, 1938 |
Special Election |
| | Harry McMullan(I)
317,688
100.00%
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| May 03, 1938 |
Appointment |
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| Nov 03, 1936 |
General Election |
| | Aaron A.F. Seawell(I)
560,741
71.12%
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| Fred D. Hamrick
227,706
28.88%
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| Jan 15, 1935 |
Appointment |
| | Aaron A.F. Seawell
1
100.00%
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| Nov 08, 1932 |
General Election |
| | Dennis G. Brummitt(I)
494,382
70.55%
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| H. Sinclair Williams
206,412
29.45%
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| Nov 08, 1928 |
General Election |
| | Dennis G. Brummitt(I)
361,122
55.55%
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| John R. McRary
288,943
44.45%
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| Nov 04, 1924 |
General Election |
| | Dennis G. Brummitt
294,920
61.51%
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| Garrett D. Bailey
184,550
38.49%
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| Nov 02, 1920 |
General Election |
| | James S. Manning(I)
310,228
57.51%
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| Herbert F. Seawell
229,031
42.46%
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| J.H. Nance
164
0.03%
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| Nov 07, 1916 |
General Election |
| | James S. Manning
167,312
58.21%
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| John J. Parker
120,121
41.79%
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| J.H. Nance
0
0.00%
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| Nov 05, 1912 |
General Election |
| | Thomas W. Bickett(I)
150,069
61.52%
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| John R. McRary
51,382
21.07%
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| David H. Blair
42,466
17.41%
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| W.G. Gregson
0
0.00%
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| Nov 03, 1908 |
General Election |
| | Thomas W. Bickett
144,955
57.33%
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| Jacob F. Newell
107,872
42.67%
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| Nov 08, 1904 |
General Election |
| | Robert D. Gilmer(I)
128,983
61.89%
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| W.H. Yarborough Jr.
79,436
38.11%
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| Nov 24, 1900 |
Appointment |
| | Robert D. Douglas
1
100.00%
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| Aug 02, 1900 |
General Election |
| | Robert D. Gilmer
186,328
59.56%
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| Zebulon V. Walser(I)
126,519
40.44%
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| Nov 03, 1896 |
General Election |
| | Zebulon V. Walser
182,045
55.48%
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| Frank I. Osborne(I)
145,874
44.46%
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| Yancey H. Cox
187
0.06%
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| Write-In(W)
5
0.00%
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| Nov 08, 1892 |
General Election |
| | Frank I. Osborne
129,411
48.68%
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| Thomas R. Purnell
89,917
33.82%
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| Robert H. Lyon
44,200
16.63%
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| Edward K. Proctor
2,300
0.87%
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| James Haywood Southgate
23
0.01%
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| Nov 06, 1888 |
General Election |
| | Theodore F. Davidson(I)
148,150
52.20%
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| Thomas P. Devereux Jr.
132,835
46.80%
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| John W. Woody
2,841
1.00%
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| Nov 04, 1884 |
General Election |
| | Theodore F. Davidson
142,867
53.82%
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| Charles A. Cook
122,562
46.18%
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| Nov 02, 1880 |
General Election |
| | Thomas S. Kenan(I)
121,737
51.52%
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| Augustus M. Moore
114,552
48.48%
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| Nov 07, 1876 |
General Election |
| | Thomas S. Kenan
123,608
53.06%
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| Tazewell L. Hargrove(I)
109,357
46.94%
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| Aug 01, 1872 |
General Election |
| | Tazewell L. Hargrove
97,072
50.45%
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| William M. Shipp(I)
95,339
49.55%
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| Aug 04, 1870 |
Special Election |
| | William M. Shipp
87,648
51.23%
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| Samuel F. Phillips
83,427
48.77%
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| May 30, 1869 |
Appointment |
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| Apr 23, 1868 |
General Election |
| | William M. Coleman
92,000
55.71%
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| Sion H. Rogers(I)
73,000
44.20%
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| Lewis P. Olds
150
0.09%
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| Dec 05, 1865 |
General Election |
| | Sion H. Rogers(I)
82
51.57%
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| Samuel F. Phillips
76
47.80%
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| Write-In(W)
1
0.63%
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| Dec 17, 1862 |
General Election |
| | Sion H. Rogers
95
70.90%
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| William A. Jenkins(I)
39
29.10%
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| Nov 20, 1860 |
General Election |
| | William A. Jenkins(I)
62
53.91%
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| Kemp P. Battle
53
46.09%
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| Jan 01, 1857 |
Special Election |
| | William H. Bailey
91
77.78%
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| Henry W. Miller
23
19.66%
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| Bartholomew F. Moore
3
2.56%
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| Nov 26, 1856 |
General Election |
| | William A. Jenkins
108
67.50%
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| Bartholomew F. Moore
36
22.50%
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| Atlas J. Dargan
16
10.00%
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| May 25, 1855 |
Appointment |
| | Joseph B. Batchelor
1
100.00%
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| Dec 17, 1852 |
General Election |
| | Matt W. Ransom
90
42.25%
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| William Eaton Jr.(I)
79
37.09%
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| Perrin Busbee
29
13.62%
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| Write-In(W)
8
3.76%
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| Sion H. Rogers
7
3.29%
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| Jun 13, 1851 |
General Election |
| | William Eaton Jr.
1
100.00%
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| May 20, 1848 |
General Election |
| | Bartholomew F. Moore
1
100.00%
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| Dec 12, 1846 |
General Election |
| | Edward Stanly
1
100.00%
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| Spier Whitaker(I)
0
0.00%
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| Bartholomew F. Moore
0
0.00%
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| Duncan K. McRae
0
0.00%
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| Dec 12, 1842 |
General Election |
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| Dec 11, 1840 |
General Election |
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| Jan 02, 1835 |
General Election |
| | John R.J. Daniel
1
100.00%
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| Nov 28, 1828 |
General Election |
| | Romulus M. Saunders
1
100.00%
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| Jul 31, 1828 |
Appointment |
| | Robert A. Jones
1
100.00%
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| Jan 02, 1825 |
General Election |
| | James F. Taylor
1
100.00%
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| Nov 28, 1816 |
General Election |
| | William P. Drew
115
62.16%
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| George E. Spruill
55
29.73%
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| Moses Mordecai
15
8.11%
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| Nov 28, 1810 |
General Election |
| | Hutchins G. Burton
98
40.66%
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| Joseph J. Daniel
93
38.59%
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| William Miller(I)
36
14.94%
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| Write-In(W)
14
5.81%
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| Aug 21, 1810 |
General Election |
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| Dec 09, 1808 |
General Election |
| | Oliver Fitts
95
45.24%
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| John A. Cameron
78
37.14%
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| Atlas Jones
22
10.48%
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| Edward Jones
15
7.14%
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| Dec 08, 1803 |
General Election |
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| Feb 02, 1795 |
General Election |
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| Dec 29, 1791 |
Appointment |
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| May 03, 1782 |
Appointment |
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| Jul 03, 1779 |
Appointment |
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| May 09, 1779 |
Appointment |
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| Dec 20, 1777 |
Appointment |
| | Waightstill Avery
1
100.00%
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