1796 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina explained

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
James HollandDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Joseph McDowell (Democratic-Republican)[1]
James Holland
Matthew LockeDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Matthew Locke (Democratic-Republican) 56.9%
Nathaniel Alexander (Democratic-Republican) 27.1%
Robert Irwin (Federalist) 15.8%
Others 0.2%
Jesse FranklinDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Robert Williams (Democratic-Republican)
Jesse Franklin (Democratic-Republican)
William F. StrudwickFederalist1796 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
nowrap Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican)
Absalom Tatom (Democratic-Republican)
William Sheppard (Federalist)
Stephen Moore (Federalist)
Nathaniel MaconDemocratic-Republican1791Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Nathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican)
James GillespieDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.nowrap James Gillespie (Democratic-Republican)
William H. Hill (Federalist)
James Keenan
Gabriel Holmes (I)
William B. GroveFederalist1791Incumbent re-elected.nowrap William B. Grove (Federalist) 73.4%
Duncan MacFarland (Democratic-Republican) 26.6%
Dempsey BurgesDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Dempsey Burges (Democratic-Republican)
Joseph Riddick (Democratic-Republican)
James Gregory (Federalist)
James Brown (Federalist)
Thomas BlountDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Thomas Blount (Democratic-Republican)
Willis Alston (Federalist)
Nathan BryanDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Nathan Bryan (Democratic-Republican) 54.1%
Richard D. Spaight (Democratic-Republican) 45.9%

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  1. Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data