1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1834 23 November 1835 1836 →
 
Nominee Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. William B. Meares
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 103 86
Percentage 53.09% 44.33%

Governor before election

David L. Swain
Whig

Elected Governor

Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.
Democratic

The 1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 23 November 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr". National Governors Association. Retrieved 17 May 2024.