1792 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

North Carolina · 5 candidates · See every 1792 Governor race

Who won the 1792 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. won the 1792 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. received 68 popular votes (38.2%). The main challenger was William Lenoir (21.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Lenoir

Jr. +16.3 pts · won by 29 votes

Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.Federalist PartyWINNER38.2%

68 votes

William LenoirFederalist Party21.91%

39 votes

John Baptista AsheFederalist Party16.85%

30 votes

Benjamin WilliamsFederalist Party15.73%

28 votes

Benjamin SmithFederalist Party5.06%

9 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.