| Election Name: | 1830 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1829 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1829 |
| Next Election: | 1831 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1831 |
| Election Date: | 17 December 1830 |
| Nominee1: | Montfort Stokes |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 111 |
| Percentage1: | 59.68% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 75 |
| Percentage2: | 40.32% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Owen |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Montfort Stokes |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1830 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 17 December 1830 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from North Carolina Montfort Stokes 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..[1]
On election day, 17 December 1830, Democratic-Republican candidate Montfort Stokes was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 36 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr., thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Stokes was sworn in as the 25th Governor of North Carolina on 18 December 1830.[2]