1831 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1831 North Carolina gubernatorial election

←  1830 December 12, 1831 1832  →

Nominee Montfort Stokes Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 98 83 Percentage 51.58% 43.68%

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

The 1831 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 12, 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. ^[1]

General election

On election day, December 12, 1831, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Montfort Stokes was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 15 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 for his second term on December 13, 1831. ^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1831

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Montfort Stokes (incumbent)	98	51.58
	Democratic-Republican	Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.	83	43.68
		Scattering	9	4.74
Total votes			190	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Montfort Stokes". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-17.
2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 5, 2019. Retrieved 2024-05-17.