1814 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1814 North Carolina gubernatorial election

29 November 1814

Nominee William Miller William Polk George Outlaw Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 95 83 11 Percentage 50.26% 43.92% 5.82%

Governor before election William Hawkins Democratic-Republican Elected Governor William Miller Democratic-Republican

The 1814 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 29 November 1814 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Attorney General of North Carolina William Miller was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of North Carolina Council of State William Polk and Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate George Outlaw.

General election

On election day, 29 November 1814, Democratic-Republican candidate William Miller was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 12 votes against his foremost opponent Federalist candidate William Polk, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Miller was sworn in as the 18th Governor of North Carolina on 7 December 1814.

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1814

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	William Miller	95	50.26
	Federalist	William Polk	83	43.92
	Democratic-Republican	George Outlaw	11	5.82
Total votes			189	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold