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| Office | Governor |
| Honorific | Governor - Abbr: Gov. |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | December 01, 1827 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | December 05, 1827 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | December 05, 1827 - 08:00pm Central |
| Term Start | December 08, 1827 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | December 12, 1828 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modified | Chronicler January 06, 2008 10:11pm |
| Data Sources | Raleigh Register 12/7/1827; Norman D. Brown, Edward Stanly: Whiggery's Tarheel 'Conqueror', p. 23. |
| Description |
Iredell was elected on the third ballot.
| Balloting for NC Governor, 1827 |
| Contender: Ballot | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| James Iredell Jr. | 66 | 82 | 104 |
| Richard D. Spaight Jr. | 60 | 82 | 80 |
| William Polk | 24 | 15 | 0 |
| John Stanly | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Iredell resigned on 12/1/1828 to become a U.S. Senator. The Legislature did not fill the seat until the 12th.
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104 (45.02%)