1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election
← 1819 December 5, 1820 1821 →
Governor before election; John Branch; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; Jesse Franklin; Democratic-Republican

The 1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 5, to elect the next of Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator from North Carolina Jesse Franklin was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Democratic-Republican candidate and former state senator Gabriel Holmes and Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Representative from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district, Joseph Hunter Bryan.^[1]

General election

On election day, December 5, 1820, Democratic-Republican candidate Jesse Franklin was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 31 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Gabriel Holmes, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Franklin was sworn in as the 20th Governor of North Carolina on December 7, 1820.^[2]

Results

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1820
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Jesse Franklin	94	50.81
	Democratic-Republican	Gabriel Holmes	63	34.05
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Hunter Bryan	28	15.14
Total votes			185	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

^ "Jesse Franklin". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
^ "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 18, 2020. Retrieved 2024-05-16.

[nga-1] "Jesse Franklin". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2024-05-16.

[GBN-2] "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 18, 2020. Retrieved 2024-05-16.

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