1779 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1779 North Carolina gubernatorial election
May 3, 1779
Members of the General Assembly
Majority of votes needed to win
 
Nominee Richard Caswell
Party Radical–Moderate
Governor before election

Richard Caswell
Radical–Moderate

Elected Governor

Richard Caswell
Radical–Moderate

A gubernatorial election was held in North Carolina on May 3, 1779.[1] The incumbent governor of North Carolina Richard Caswell was re-elected.[2]

Caswell led a coalition of Western radicals and Cape Fear River moderates that dominated North Carolina politics during the late 1770s. The contentious issue of confiscation contributed to conflict between the North Carolina Senate and the House of Commons during 1779 that mirrored the rising political factionalism in the legislature. Despite the challenge to the radical–moderate coalition posed by the conservative resurgence, Caswell remained personally popular notwithstanding the challenges facing the state government.[3]

The election was conducted by the North Carolina General Assembly in joint session. Caswell was elected unanimously on the first ballot.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Clark 1896, p. 738.
  2. ^ Smith 1980, p. 388.
  3. ^ Smith 1980, p. 364, 392–95, 388.

Bibliography

  • Clark, Walter, ed. (1896). The State Records of North Carolina. Vol. 13, 1778–79. Winston, NC.
  • Smith, Penelope Sue (1980). Creation of an American State: Politics in North Carolina, 1765–1789 (PhD thesis). Houston: Rice University.
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