1827 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1827 North Carolina gubernatorial election

5 December 1827

Nominee James Iredell Jr. Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 104 80 Percentage 56.52% 43.48%

Governor before election Hutchins Gordon Burton Democratic-Republican Elected Governor James Iredell Jr. Democratic-Republican

The 1827 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 December 1827 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives James Iredell Jr. was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr..

General election

On election day, 5 December 1827, Democratic-Republican candidate James Iredell Jr. was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 24 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr., thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Iredell was sworn in as the 23rd Governor of North Carolina on 8 December 1827.

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1827

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	James Iredell Jr.	104	56.52
	Democratic-Republican	Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.	80	43.48
Total votes			184	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold