1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina Presidential no 1834 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1834 1836 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1836 November 23, 1835 125px Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 103 53.09% 125px William B. Meares Whig Party (United States) 86 44.33% Governor David L. Swain Whig Party (United States) Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 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.Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. https://www.nga.org/governor/richard-dobbs-spaight-jr/ 2024-05-17 National Governors Association 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.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=181614 NC Governor ourcampaigns.com July 12, 2008 2024-05-17 Results North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1835 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. 103 53.09 Whig Party (United States) William B. Meares 86 44.33 Democratic Party (United States) William Dunn Moseley 4 2.06 Whig Party (United States) Joseph M. Carson 1 0.52 194 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) References Category:1835 North Carolina elections Category:North Carolina gubernatorial elections Category:November 1835 Category:1835 United States gubernatorial elections Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States