1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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1820 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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  1819 5 December 1820 1821  
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Nominee Jesse Franklin Gabriel Holmes Joseph Hunter Bryan
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote946328
Percentage50.81%34.05%15.14%

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]

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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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Jesse Franklin 94 50.81
Democratic-Republican Gabriel Holmes 6334.05
Democratic-Republican Joseph Hunter Bryan 2815.14
Total votes185 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

References

  1. "Jesse Franklin". National Governors Association . Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  2. "NC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 18, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2024.