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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

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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..

General election

On election day, 17 December 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 18 December 1830.

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 17 May 2024.
  2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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