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Elections in North Carolina |
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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]
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic-Republican | Hutchins Gordon Burton | 100 | 52.63 | |
Democratic-Republican | Montfort Stokes | 47 | 24.74 | |
Alfred Moore | 27 | 14.21 | ||
Democratic-Republican | Isaac T. Avery | 16 | 8.42 | |
Total votes | 184 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic-Republican hold |
Montfort Stokes was an American Democratic politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1816 to 1823, and the 25th Governor of North Carolina from 1830 to 1832.
Hutchins Gordon Burton was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1824 to 1827. Some sources indicate that he was not affiliated with any party at the time, although he was associated, according to other sources, with the Federalist Party and later with the National Republican Party.
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The 1802 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 20 November 1802 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 3rd district John Baptista Ashe was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives William Polk and Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph Taylor.
The 1802 North Carolina gubernatorial special election was held on 4 December 1802 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina following the death of Governor-elect John Baptista Ashe on 27 November 1802. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate James Turner was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th district Thomas Blount and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives John R. Eaton.
The 1805 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in December 1805 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 10th district Nathaniel Alexander was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against former Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams.
The 1810 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 1 December 1810 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Adjutant General of North Carolina Benjamin Smith was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor David Stone.
The 1811 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 December 1811 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives William Hawkins was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate James Mebane.
The 1814 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 29 November 1814 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Attorney General of North Carolina William Miller was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of North Carolina Council of State William Polk and Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate George Outlaw.
The 1817 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 3 December 1817 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Branch was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives Duncan Cameron.
The 1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 December 1820 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from North Carolina Jesse Franklin was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate Gabriel Holmes and Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Joseph Hunter Bryan.
The 1821 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 6 December 1821 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate Gabriel Holmes was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate James Mebane and Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Hutchins Gordon Burton.
The 1825 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1825 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Hutchins Gordon Burton was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed.
The 1826 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 27 December 1826 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Hutchins Gordon Burton was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed.
The 1827 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 December 1827 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives James Iredell Jr. was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr..
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The 1830 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 17 December 1830 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from North Carolina Montfort Stokes was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr..
The 1831 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 12 December 1831 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Montfort Stokes was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. in a rematch of the previous election.
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