1830 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1830 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Montfort Stokes Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 111 75 Percentage 59.68% 40.32%

Governor before election John Owen Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Montfort Stokes Democratic-Republican

The 1830 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 17, 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. ^[1]

General election

On election day, December 17, 1830, Democratic-Republican candidate Montfort Stokes was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 36 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr., thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Stokes was sworn in as the 25th Governor of North Carolina on December 18, 1830. ^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1830

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Montfort Stokes	111	59.68
	Democratic-Republican	Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.	75	40.32
Total votes			186	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Montfort Stokes". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-17.
2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. April 27, 2020. Retrieved 2024-05-17.