1778 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1778 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina File:Flag of the United States (1777–1795).svg Presidential no no 1777 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1777 1779 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1779 April 18, 1778 Members of the General Assembly Majority of 150x150px File:Richard Caswell (governor).jpg Richard Caswell Moderate Governor Richard Caswell Moderate Richard Caswell Moderate A gubernatorial election was held in North Carolina on April 18, 1778.Clark 1895 569 The incumbent governor of North Carolina Richard Caswell was re-elected.Smith 1980 388 Caswell led a coalition of Western radicals and Cape Fear River moderates that dominated North Carolina politics during the late 1770s. Caswell remained personally popular in 1778 despite rising factionalism that pitted the governor's allies against the conservative minority in the legislature.Smith 1980 364, 388 The election was conducted by the North Carolina General Assembly in joint session. Caswell was elected unanimously on the first ballot.Clark 1895 569 References Bibliography Clark Walter The State Records of North Carolina 12, 1777–78 1895 none Winston, NC https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_State_Records_of_North_Carolina_1662/L1lKAQAAMAAJ Smith Penelope Sue 1980 Creation of an American State: Politics in North Carolina, 1765–1789 https://repository.rice.edu/items/13e77b1a-9594-417e-8419-d24611c268a9 PhD Houston Rice University Category:North Carolina gubernatorial elections Category:1778 in North Carolina Category:1778 elections in the United States NC gov 1778 Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in North Carolina Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1770s