1824 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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1824 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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  1823 2 December 1824 1825  
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Nominee Hutchins Gordon Burton Montfort Stokes
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote10047
Percentage52.63%24.74%

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NomineeAlfred MooreIsaac T. Avery
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote2716
Percentage14.21%8.42%

Governor before election

Gabriel Holmes
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Hutchins Gordon Burton
Democratic-Republican

The 1824 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 2 December 1824 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Hutchins Gordon Burton was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from North Carolina Montfort Stokes, candidate Alfred Moore and Democratic-Republican candidate Isaac T. Avery. [1]

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General election

On election day, 2 December 1824, Democratic-Republican candidate Hutchins Gordon Burton was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 53 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Montfort Stokes, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Burton was sworn in as the 22nd Governor of North Carolina on 7 December 1824. [2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1824
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Hutchins Gordon Burton 100 52.63
Democratic-Republican Montfort Stokes 4724.74
Alfred Moore2714.21
Democratic-Republican Isaac T. Avery168.42
Total votes184 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

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References

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