William Grove

U.S. Representative
Born
January 15, 1764
Died
March 30, 1818
Age at death
54
Home state
North Carolina
Party
federalist
On the ballot
1800
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Grove3,086
Opponents894
1
Elections run

William Grove (1764–1818), a Federalist politician from North Carolina, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1800 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 7 with 3,086 votes (77.54%), defeating Samuel D Purviance.

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How many votes has William Grove received?

William Grove has received 3,086 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

William Grove’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1800U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon3,08677.54%Samuel D Purviance
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000502) and Wikidata (Q2577976). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Grove: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-grove. 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.