1779 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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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]
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May 3, 1779
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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. Caswell remained personally popular despite the challenge to the radicalâmoderate coalition posed by the conservative resurgence.[3]
The election was conducted by the North Carolina General Assembly in joint session. Caswell was elected unanimously on the first ballot.[1]