Benjamin Smith
★ Governor
- Born
- January 10, 1756
- Died
- January 26, 1826
- Age at death
- 70
- Home state
- North Carolina
- Party
- unknown
- On the ballot
- 1791–1948
2-8
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith49,194
Opponents102,704
10
Elections run
Between 1791 and 1948, Benjamin Smith ran in 10 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 2 and losing 8. Smith's biggest single-election total was 17,906 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 6. Smith's closest win came in the 1810 governor election in North Carolina, decided by 13 votes.
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How many votes has Benjamin Smith received?
Benjamin Smith has received 49,194 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–8.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Lost | 17,90625.48% | Carl Durham M H Ross |
| 1912 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Lost | 7,9100.15% | Edwin Webb (head-to-head) John Paul |
| 1908 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Lost | 13,51444.98% | Edwin Webb (head-to-head) |
| 1863 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 1,10746.91% | Edward Warren L D Starke Peyton T Henry |
| 1857 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Lost | 5,25549.82% | Henry Shaw |
| 1841 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Lost | 2,09044.79% | Romulus Saunders |
| 1810 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Won | 9753.59% | David Stone |
| 1804 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Lost | 1,29940.17% | James Gillespie Samuel Ashe |
| 1792 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Lost | 95.06% | Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. William Lenoir John Baptista Ashe Benjamin Williams |
| 1791 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Lost | 70.22% | William Barry Grove Timothy Bloodworth |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q817690). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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