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Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.
★ Governor
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1791–1836
Career timeline
1791Gov1792Gov1793Gov1794Gov1827Gov1828Gov
1830Gov1831Gov1832Gov1835Gov1836Gov
4-7
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.31,666
Opponents36,588
11
Elections run

Election history

YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1836GovernorNorth CarolinaLost31,01846.42%Edward Bishop Dudley
1835GovernorNorth CarolinaWon10353.09%William B. Meares
1832GovernorNorth CarolinaLost8543.81%David L. Swain
1831GovernorNorth CarolinaLost8343.68%Montfort Stokes
1830GovernorNorth CarolinaLost7540.32%Montfort Stokes
1828GovernorNorth CarolinaLost9248.42%John Owen
1827GovernorNorth CarolinaLost8043.48%James Iredell Jr.
1794GovernorNorth CarolinaWon1100%—
1793GovernorNorth CarolinaWon1100%—
1792GovernorNorth CarolinaWon6838.2%William Lenoir
John Baptista Ashe
Benjamin Williams
Benjamin Smith
1791GovernorNorth CarolinaLost6036.36%Alexander Martin