William Grove

★ U.S. Representative
Born
January 15, 1764
Died
March 30, 1818
Age at death
54
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Federalist
Years in office
11 years in the U.S. House
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 September 25, 2026.