1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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The 1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 December 1820 in order to elect the 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 member of the North Carolina Senate Gabriel Holmes and Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district Joseph Hunter Bryan.^[1]

General election

On election day, 5 December 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 7 December 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 16 May 2024.
^ "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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

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

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