1777 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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A gubernatorial election was held in North Carolina on April 18, 1777. The incumbent governor of North Carolina Richard Caswell was re-elected.[1]
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April 18, 1777
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Caswell, a militia officer and former president of the North Carolina Provincial Congress, led a coalition of radical and moderate Whigs that displaced the previously-dominant conservative political faction after 1776. Factional politics reflected regional interests, with the predominately Western radicals aligned with moderates from the Cape Fear River against the Albemarle conservatives.[2] Following adoption of the Constitution of North Carolina in December 1776, Caswell was appointed to serve as governor until the election of a successor.[1]
The election was conducted by the North Carolina General Assembly in joint session. Caswell was elected unanimously on the first ballot.[3]
