Election Name: | 1834 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1833 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1833 |
Next Election: | 1835 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1835 |
Election Date: | 24 November 1834 |
Nominee1: | David L. Swain |
Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 97 |
Percentage1: | 51.05% |
Nominee2: | William Dunn Moseley |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 89 |
Percentage2: | 46.84% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | David L. Swain |
Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
After Election: | David L. Swain |
After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1834 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 24 November 1834 in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Whig governor David L. Swain was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic candidate and incumbent member of the North Carolina Senate William Dunn Moseley.[1]
On election day, 24 November 1834, incumbent Whig governor David L. Swain was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 8 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee William Dunn Moseley, thereby retaining Whig control over the office of governor. Swain was sworn in for his third term on 10 December 1834.[2]