| Election Name: | 1831 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1830 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1830 |
| Next Election: | 1832 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1832 |
| Election Date: | 12 December 1831 |
| Nominee1: | Montfort Stokes |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 98 |
| Percentage1: | 51.58% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 83 |
| Percentage2: | 43.68% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Montfort Stokes |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Montfort Stokes |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1831 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 12 December 1831 in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Montfort Stokes was re-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. in a rematch of the previous election.[1]
On election day, 12 December 1831, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Montfort Stokes was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 15 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 for his second term on 13 December 1831.[2]