Election Name: | 1794 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1793 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1793 |
Next Election: | 1795 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1795 |
Election Date: | December 1794 |
Nominee1: | Richard Dobbs Spaight |
Party1: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote1: | 1 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Richard Dobbs Spaight |
Before Party: | Federalist Party |
After Election: | Richard Dobbs Spaight |
After Party: | Federalist Party |
The 1794 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in December 1794 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.[1]
On election day in December 1794, incumbent Federalist Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly, thereby retaining Federalist control over the office of Governor. Spaight was sworn in for his third term on 6 January 1795.[2]