1828 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1828 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Owen Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 96 92 Percentage 50.53% 48.42%

Governor before election James Iredell Jr. Democratic-Republican Elected Governor John Owen Democratic-Republican

The 1828 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 6, 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]

General election

On election day, December 6, 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 December 12, 1828. ^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1828

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

References

1. "John Owen". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-17.
2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 7, 2008. Retrieved 2024-05-17.