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The 1796 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 4 until December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. 12 members of the Electoral College were allocated to the presidential candidates.
Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson won and carried the state by 11 electoral votes.
Jefferson won 11 votes, but the remaining 13 were spread among six different candidates from both parties.
| 1796 United States presidential election in North Carolina [1] | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Jefferson | 11 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Aaron Burr | 6 | |
| Federalist | James Iredell | 3 | |
| Federalist | John Adams | 1 | |
| Federalist | Thomas Pinckney | 1 | |
| Independent | George Washington | 1 | |
| Federalist | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | 1 | |
| Totals | 24 | ||
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