1792 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1792 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina Presidential no 1791 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1791 1793 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1793 December 11, 1792 125px Richard Dobbs Spaight Federalist Party 68 38.20% 125px William Lenoir Federalist Party 39 21.91% 125px John Baptista Ashe Federalist Party 30 16.85% 125px Benjamin Williams Federalist Party 28 15.73% 125px Benjamin Smith Federalist Party 9 5.06% Governor Alexander Martin Federalist Party Richard Dobbs Spaight Federalist Party The 1792 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 11, 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.Richard Dobbs Spaight https://www.nga.org/governor/richard-dobbs-spaight/ 2024-05-14 National Governors Association General election On election day, December 11, 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 December 14, 1792.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=274420 NC Governor ourcampaigns.com February 12, 2008 2024-05-14 Results North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1792 Federalist Party Richard Dobbs Spaight 68 38.20 Federalist Party William Lenoir 39 21.91 Federalist Party John Baptista Ashe 30 16.85 Federalist Party Benjamin Williams 28 15.73 Federalist Party Benjamin Smith 9 5.06 Federalist Party Nathaniel Macon 4 2.25 178 100.00 Federalist Party References Category:1792 North Carolina elections Category:North Carolina gubernatorial elections Category:1792 United States gubernatorial elections Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States