1832 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1832 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 1 December 1832 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Whig nominee David L. Swain was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. and fellow Democratic candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Joseph Hunter Bryan.^[1]

1832 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee David L. Swain Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 99 85 Percentage 51.03% 43.81%

Governor before election Montfort Stokes Democratic-Republican Elected Governor David L. Swain Whig

General election

On election day, 1 December 1832, Whig nominee David L. Swain was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 14 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr., thereby gaining Whig control over the office of Governor. Swain was sworn in as the 26th Governor of North Carolina on 6 December 1832.^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1832

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	David L. Swain	99	51.03
	Democratic	Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.	85	43.81
		Scattering	6	3.09
	Democratic	Joseph Hunter Bryan	4	2.07
Total votes			194	100.00
	Whig gain from Democratic-Republican