1830 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1830 North Carolina gubernatorial election

17 December 1830

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

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