4-7
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.31,666
Opponents36,588
11
Elections run
Between 1791 and 1836, Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. ran in 11 governor elections, winning 4 and losing 7. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 31,018 votes, in the 1836 governor election in North Carolina. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1835 governor election in North Carolina, decided by 17 votes.
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How many votes has Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. received?
Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. has received 31,666 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–7.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1836 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Lost | 31,01846.42% | Edward Bishop Dudley |
| 1835 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Won | 10353.09% | William B. Meares |
| 1832 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Lost | 8543.81% | David L. Swain |
| 1831 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Lost | 8343.68% | Montfort Stokes (head-to-head) |
| 1830 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Lost | 7540.32% | Montfort Stokes (head-to-head) |
| 1828 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Lost | 9248.42% | John Owen |
| 1827 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Lost | 8043.48% | James Iredell Jr. |
| 1794 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1793 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1792 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Won | 6838.2% | William Lenoir John Baptista Ashe Benjamin Williams Benjamin Smith |
| 1791 | GovernorNorth Carolina | Lost | 6036.36% | Alexander Martin |
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