1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election

←  1834 November 23, 1835 1836  →

Nominee Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. William B. Meares Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 103 86 Percentage 53.09% 44.33%

Governor before election David L. Swain Whig Elected Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. Democratic

The 1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 23, 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. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 23, 1835, Democratic candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 17 votes against his foremost opponent Whig candidate William B. Meares, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Spaight was sworn in as the 27th Governor of North Carolina on December 10, 1835. ^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1835

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.	103	53.09
	Whig	William B. Meares	86	44.33
	Democratic	William Dunn Moseley	4	2.06
	Whig	Joseph M. Carson	1	0.52
Total votes			194	100.00
	Democratic gain from Whig

References

1. "Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-17.
2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. July 12, 2008. Retrieved 2024-05-17.