David Stone

Governor
Born
February 17, 1770
Died
October 7, 1818
Age at death
48
Home state
North Carolina
Party
federalist
On the ballot
1798–1810
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stone181
Opponents173
5
Elections run

Between 1798 and 1810, David Stone ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 4 and losing 1. Stone's biggest single-election total was 96 votes, in the 1808 governor election in North Carolina.

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How many votes has David Stone received?

David Stone has received 181 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

David Stone’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1810GovernorNorth CarolinaLost8446.41%Benjamin Smith
1809GovernorNorth CarolinaWon1100%
1808GovernorNorth CarolinaWon9655.81%Benjamin Williams
1800U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon
1798U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000955) and Wikidata (Q889824). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Stone: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-stone. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.