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On election day, 24 November 1834, incumbent Whig governor David L. Swain was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 8 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee William Dunn Moseley, thereby retaining Whig control over the office of governor. Swain was sworn in for his third term on 10 December 1834.