1792 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1792 North Carolina gubernatorial election

11 December 1792

Nominee Richard Dobbs Spaight William Lenoir John Baptista Ashe Party Federalist Federalist Federalist Popular vote 68 39 30 Percentage 38.20% 21.91% 16.85%   Nominee Benjamin Williams Benjamin Smith Party Federalist Federalist Popular vote 28 9 Percentage 15.73% 5.06%

Governor before election Alexander Martin Federalist Elected Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight Federalist

The 1792 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 11 December 1792 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Federalist candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and incumbent Speaker of the North Carolina Senate William Lenoir, Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district John Baptista Ashe, Federalist candidate Benjamin Williams, Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the North Carolina Senate Benjamin Smith and Federalist candidate and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Nathaniel Macon.

General election

On election day, 11 December 1792, Federalist candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 29 votes against his foremost opponent Federalist candidate William Lenoir, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Spaight was sworn in as the 8th Governor of North Carolina on 14 December 1792.

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1792

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Richard Dobbs Spaight	68	38.20
	Federalist	William Lenoir	39	21.91
	Federalist	John Baptista Ashe	30	16.85
	Federalist	Benjamin Williams	28	15.73
	Federalist	Benjamin Smith	9	5.06
	Federalist	Nathaniel Macon	4	2.25
Total votes			178	100.00
	Federalist hold