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The 1828 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 6 December 1828 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Owen 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.. [1]
On election day, 6 December 1828, Democratic-Republican candidate John Owen was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 4 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr., thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Owen was sworn in as the 24th Governor of North Carolina on 12 December 1828. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | John Owen | 96 | 50.53 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. | 92 | 48.42 | |
| scattering | 2 | 1.05 | ||
| Total votes | 190 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic-Republican hold | ||||
Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. was an American politician and planter who served as the 27th governor of North Carolina from 1835 to 1836. His father, Richard Dobbs Spaight, served as the eighth governor of North Carolina from 1792 to 1795.
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.
John Owen was the 24th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the state's first Democratic governor from 1828 to 1830.
Richard Dobbs Spaight was an American Founding Father, politician, planter, and signer of the United States Constitution, who served as a Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district from 1798 to 1801. Spaight was the eighth governor of North Carolina from 1792 to 1795. He ran for the North Carolina Senate in 1802, and Federalist U.S. Congressman John Stanly campaigned against him as unworthy. Taking offense, Stanly challenged him to a duel on September 5, 1802, in which Stanly shot and mortally wounded Spaight, who died the following day.
The speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives is the presiding officer of one of the houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The speaker is elected by the members of the house when they first convene for their regular session, which is currently in January of each odd-numbered year. Perhaps the most important duty of the speaker is to appoint members and chairs of the various standing committees of the House.
The 1836 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 4 August 1836 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina in the first election decided by popular election instead of the North Carolina General Assembly. Whig nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district Edward Bishop Dudley defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr..
The 1791 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 29 December 1791 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Federalist Governor Alexander Martin was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight, Federalist candidate and incumbent Speaker of the North Carolina Senate William Lenoir and candidate James Coor.
The 1792 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 11 December 1792 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Federalist candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and incumbent Speaker of the North Carolina Senate William Lenoir, Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district John Baptista Ashe, Federalist candidate Benjamin Williams, Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the North Carolina Senate Benjamin Smith and Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Nathaniel Macon.
The 1793 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in December 1793 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.
The 1794 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in December 1794 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.
The 1801 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 25 November 1801 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Federalist Governor Benjamin Williams was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district John Baptista Ashe and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former Federalist Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight.
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 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 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.
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..
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.
The 1832 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 1 December 1832 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Whig nominee David L. Swain was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. and fellow Democratic candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Joseph Hunter Bryan.
The 1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 23 November 1835 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Whig candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate William B. Meares, Democratic candidate and incumbent member of the North Carolina Senate William Dunn Moseley and Whig candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate Joseph M. Carson.
The 1820 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 December 1820 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate Thomas Bennett Jr. was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from South Carolina John Taylor.
